Man Utd vs Reading
FA Cup 2018-19
Venue: Old Trafford
Kick-off: 12:30pm GMT today
Welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE coverage of today’s FA Cup third round tie between Man Utd and Reading, with last season's runners-up United look to go one better this year.
Interim United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is looking for a fifth win in as many matches and the two-time FA Cup winner knows just how important this trophy has been for the club over the years, and the club’s best chance of silverware this season.
Today they take on a Reading side on a ten-game winless run, and a trip to Old Trafford – with United in this vein of form – is hardly what the doctor ordered for the Royals…
James Robson is at the game this afternoon, so stay tuned for FA Cup score, commentary and goal updates from Old Trafford….
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TV channel and live stream information
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2, with coverage starting from 12.30pm.
BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
There have been 21 meetings between these two sides over the years with United claiming 13 wins.
Reading have a solitary win to their name.
These two met in the same stage of this competition in 2017 - with United easing to a 4-0 win over Jaap Stam's Royals that afternoon.
