Daniel and Rob get in the mood for the FA Cup third round by recalling a pulsating Manchester derby in 2012. United put the holders City out of the competition with a wild 3-2 win. Paul Scholes came out of retirement, one of many unlikely plot twists before and during the game, while Wayne Rooney scored twice in a stirring, fraught and occasionally hilarious victory.
Show Notes
Daniel and Rob get in the mood for the FA Cup third round by recalling a pulsating Manchester derby in 2012. United put the holders City out of the competition with a wild 3-2 win. Paul Scholes came out of retirement, one of many unlikely plot twists before and during the game, while Wayne Rooney scored twice in a stirring, fraught and occasionally hilarious victory.
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Highlights:
The top 40:
The league table before the game:
The Guardian match report:
Paul Scholes on coming out of retirement:
What is United Rewind?
United obsessive Daniel Harris revisits classic - and not so classic - United matches and discusses the build-up, the fallout, the atmosphere and the action.