On Sat Jan 28th, Reading will travel to Manchester to battle Manchester United in a meeting of these two FA Cup teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Manchester United recorded a 2-3 loss against Arsenal. Marcus Rashford struck first for Manchester United in the 17th minute, then Edward Nketiah tied it up for Arsenal in the 24th minute on a feed from Granit Xhaka Finally they completed the comback in the 90th minute on a goal by Edward Nketiah to cap off a wild match. Manchester United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Reading recorded a 0-4 loss against Stoke City. Will Smallbone struck first for Stoke City in the 11th minute on a feed from Tyrese Campbell, then Tyrese Campbell added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Lewis Baker At the end of 90 a dissapointed Reading couldn’t manage to score, and Stoke City took the shutout win. Reading is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Reading’s most prolific scorer has been Jeff Hendrick. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Manchester United is glad to have Marcus Rashford in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.