Weekend Preview: FA Cup is BACK | Arsenal and United line up for a classic | Tottenham head to the Lamb Ground(!) | Boro and Blackburn renew classic rivalry episode artwork

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Weekend Preview: FA Cup is BACK | Arsenal and United line up for a classic | Tottenham head to the Lamb Ground(!) | Boro and Blackburn renew classic rivalry

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'He needs silverware...and this is a REALLY good chance'There are few greater words for a football fan in January than FA Cup third round. And that's where we find ourselves this week as Mark Schwarzer, Phil Kitromilides and Michael Bridges join forces to run a rule across the biggest, best and ugliest fixtures to take place this weekend, all LIVE on Optus Sport. The trio discuss:Who will come out on top between Arsenal and Manchester United in the pick of the roundThe Lamb Ground...which is where Spurs will head to try and overcome TamworthThe worst pitches the fellas played on in their cup runs - and which Premier League pitch has a SLOPE on it!The mischief Bridgey got up to as an apprentice at SunderlandFind out the 'secret phrase' Bridgey and Phil give Schwarzie to drop during the FA Cup Draw!-----------Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series: Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches:Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzBek8ub2oEsWLYHWetg7Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/football-belongs-australias-football-identity-by-optus/id1543067162 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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