'The FA Cup is absolutely massive for the boys'

Captain Marvel lifted the trophy in 1983, 1985 and 1990 during his legendary career at Old Trafford and he knows exactly how the achievement can propel a squad on to better things. Specifically, the latter of those three successes directly led to Sir Alex Ferguson’s period of dominance.

United made a good start to this season’s FA Cup campaign by recording a 1-0 win over highly-rated Premier League side Aston Villa in the third round and the Reds are now preparing for Friday’s fourth-round tie with Middlesbrough.

Club captain Harry Maguire recently spoke about the group’s determination to go all the way this campaign and minds are fixed firmly on the challenge, which is music to Robson’s ears.

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