A history of Red FA Cup reunions
Ince made over 250 appearances in red during the 1980s and 1990s, helping United to the FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup and, later, the inaugural two Premier League titles.
Under his management, the Royals, who currently sit 14th in England’s second tier, will be hoping to cause a splash in this season’s FA Cup fourth round and they have been regular visitors to M16 in this competition recently.
This is the fifth time we’ve been drawn against the Berkshire club at home in the FA Cup since 2007 and, amazingly, the third occasion in which a former Red is occupying the technical area for the visitors.
Jaap Stam, the teak-tough centre-back who was totemic in our 1999 Treble triumph, brought his high-flying Royals to the Theatre of Dreams in 2017’s third round, but while it was a memorable afternoon for Wayne Rooney, the outing became a bit of a nightmare for those in blue-and-white.
