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- Arsenal host Manchester United in the biggest tie of the FA Cup Third Round
- Manchester City host local side Salford City on Saturday
- City are the 7/2 favourites to win the FA Cup this season
Arsenal host Manchester United in the biggest tie of the FA Cup Third Round
The FA Cup returns this weekend with the Third Round seeing the big boys enter the competition and it's two of the biggest sides that face off against each other in this weekend's fixtures.
Arsenal host Manchester United on Sunday with Mikel Arteta's side looking to make amends for their 2-0 defeat at home to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday evening.
The Gunners went into that game as favourites and were shockingly beaten by Eddie Howe's side without even scoring a goal and they'll need a much better performance here.
Ruben Amorim's Manchester United will be confident going into this weekend's match after a spirited performance saw them take a point at Anfield against rivals Liverpool in their last game.
Bet365's has United as the outsiders in this game with the current betting odds putting them out to 17/4 against the Gunners at 4/6 to win the match in 90 minutes.
| Arsenal v Manchester United - 90 mins | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal win | 4/6 | 60.0% |
| Draw | 5/2 | 28.6% |
| Manchester United win | 17/4 | 19.0% |
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Manchester City host local side Salford City on Saturday
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City will host local League Two side Salford City at the Etihad in a match which has a lot of backstory of the field to make it an interesting affair.
Salford are owned by Project 92 Limited which includes former Manchester United players Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt and they will see their team face their old rivals City.
It's no surprise that City go into this tie as massive favourites with bookies putting them at 1/22 to get the win against the League Two minnows who are 22/1 to win the match.
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City are the 7/2 favourites to win the FA Cup this season
Betting odds are also offered on the outright market for the FA Cup this season and it's Manchester City who are favourites to win the competition.
City were beaten by rivals Manchester United in last season's FA Cup Final with the last two finals of the competition being Manchester Derbies.
2023's final saw City beat United on the way to winning an historic treble with the Champions League following a week later against Inter Milan.
| FA Cup Winner 2024/25 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Man City | 7/2 | 22.2% |
| Liverpool | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Arsenal | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Chelsea | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Tottenham | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Newcastle | 12/1 | 7.7% |
