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Fulham boss Marco Silva is hoping to information the Cottagers to what could be a historic FA Cup triumph in 2025.
The West London membership face Manchester United at Outdated Trafford on Sunday, with an opportunity to progress by way of to the quarter-finals at stake.
Historical past would counsel that Fulham are the underdogs towards the Pink Devils, however it has been roles reversed this season, with United languishing within the backside half of the desk, whereas Silva’s facet push for a Champions League spot.
And whereas it will likely be troublesome for them to sneak into the highest 4, contemplating how aggressive the highest half is in 2024-25, there may be all the time the prospect of successful silverware as an alternative.
Silva has made it very clear Fulham are taking the FA Cup with full serioussness, and that for now their focus is on making it by way of to the following spherical.
Talking forward of the journey to Manchester, he stated: “We actually like this competitors. We need to be actually severe in it. Our gamers have all the time been severe of their strategy as a result of we respect and love this competitors.
“Our ambition on this competitors is admittedly large and we need to compete to be within the subsequent spherical. It’s good after I really feel like this ambition and fervour goes by way of all the squad.”
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Silva shall be counting on his key gamers at Outdated Trafford, together with Alex Iwobi, who has been a revelation at Craven Cottage since becoming a member of from Everton.
And the Portuguese boss admitted it irked him listening to that the Nigeria worldwide performs five-a-side soccer together with his buddies in the course of the week.
He added: “He is aware of that he shouldn’t however Alex being Alex is being as sincere as potential throughout a podcast. I would like him to get pleasure from his buddies differently slightly than small video games together with his buddies.
“There are lots of issues to do differently however he’s a stunning man. He’s a soccer participant that lives his personal life in a barely completely different approach, however typically I need him to maintain his focus the place he ought to and to guard him in addition to I can as a result of in the long run an important factor for him is his job for Fulham Soccer Membership.”
If Fulham are to beat United in their very own stadium, Silva will want Iwobi to make it by way of the remainder of the week with out selecting up any accidents, together with his full focus being on the home cup competitors.
