Man Utd STILL outsiders to retain FA Cup despite four of ‘top six’ being knocked out, latest odds reveal

MANCHESTER UNITED are inactive outsiders to triumph the FA Cup – contempt 4 of the accepted Big Six being retired of the competition.

The Red Devils’ kickstarted their defence of the trophy past period with a shootout triumph implicit Arsenal astatine the Emirates.

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Manchester United are the existent FA Cup holders[/caption]

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But the bookies haven’t placed the Red Devils arsenic the favourites to triumph the tournament[/caption]

Ruben Amorim‘s troops booked transition to the 5th circular past Friday with a arguable 2-1 triumph implicit Leicester City.

United’s chances of winning the trophy accrued connected Sunday erstwhile Prem leaders Liverpool suffered a daze decision to Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle.

But they’re NOT the favourites to triumph the trophy.

Multiple bookmakers person struggling Premier League champions Manchester City arsenic the favourites to triumph the competition.

Newcastle United are the 2nd favourites up of United, who person blown blistery and acold this season.

High-flying Aston Villa are the bookies’ 4th favourites to triumph the competition.

Unsurprisingly, League Two outfit Doncaster Rovers person been fixed the longest likelihood to triumph the tournament.

Those odds, however, volition apt shorten should they dump retired Crystal Palace successful their fourth-round clash this evening.

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And Rovers brag Grant McCann insists his troops won’t sacrifice their benignant to unafraid a giant-killing victory.

He said: “We’ll attack the crippled arsenic we ever do, it’s not for america sitting down the shot and letting Crystal Palace person 80 per cent possession.

“It’s not the mode I play, not the mode this squad wants to play, truthful we’ll beryllium assertive arsenic we ever are.

“We’ve played 3 games distant from location to get here, each pugnacious games successful antithetic ways, and we’ve travel done them unscathed.

“So we’ve deserved this accidental to trial ourselves against a precise bully Premier League team.

“We privation to enactment a bully show connected for the fans to go, ‘They’re not a atrocious side, Doncaster, I privation to spell backmost and ticker them again.’

“We cognize the amended we perform, the higher we are successful the league, the much fans travel to our game.”

The fifth-round gully volition instrumentality spot anterior Palace’s sojourn to the Eco-Power Stadium.