FA Cup Debrief: Macclesfield make history, Wrexham's Hollywood ending & questions for United
Football Daily
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🗓️ 11 January 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Macclesfield caused the biggest upset in FA Cup history by knocking out the holders, Crystal Palace. How much will this mean to a club that ceased trading just six years ago?
Andy Cole and Luke Edwards join Rick Edwards to discuss that and a memorable weekend in the FA Cup.
It's two matches and no wins for interim manager Darren Fletcher at Manchester United, after their cup exit to Brighton. Who should be the next United manager?
Ryan Reynolds was at the Racecourse Ground as his Wrexham side knocked out Premier League Nottingham Forest. But can we even call this one a shock?
Plus Liam Rosenior's Chelsea career starts with a win, and how long has Thomas Frank's Tottenham career got left, after Spurs' loss to Villa.
01:56 - Macclesfield deserved the win against Palace 11:40 - Oliver Glasner’s chances of becoming the next Manchester United manager 12:40 - Manchester United’s options for the next manager 22:28 - Was Wrexham’s win against Forest really a shock? 30:45 – Antoine Semenyo’s City debut 35:45 – Liam Rosenior starts life at Chelsea with a win 38:46 – Pressure mounts on Thomas Frank
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| 0:42.7 | Hello and welcome to the FA Cup debrief on third round weekend. |
| 0:46.5 | And what a weekend it has been. |
| 0:48.4 | Macclesfield of National League North, knocking out the holders, Crystal Palace, |
| 0:52.5 | Rexham beating Notting Forest on penalties, |
| 0:54.9 | loads of goals all over the show. |
| 0:56.8 | With me to dissect those and all the weekend's big stories, |
| 1:00.4 | the Telegras Northern Football Writer, Luke Edwards, |
| 1:02.6 | and two-time FA Cup winner, Andy Cole. |
| 1:05.6 | Evening both, how are you? |
| 1:07.2 | Good evening, very good, thank you. |
| 1:09.2 | Good evening, Rick and Andy. |
| 1:10.8 | It's one of those weekends where you're just reminded of why it's just terrific being a football fan. |
| 1:16.9 | It's one of my favourite weekends of the year. |
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