Graham Coughlan, the Newport County manager, is an obsessive Manchester United fan from a family full of them. “Jeez, I’ve followed them all over,” he said. Now they are coming to him, after his side beat Eastleigh 3-1 in their third-round replay to bring Erik ten Hag and his team to Rodney Parade in round four.
“I can’t get my head around it. It doesn’t happen to people like me,” Coughlan said. “I’m really emotional at this moment. I don’t know when it’ll sink in but I’m sure my family’s doing Irish jigs around the house at the minute. It’s going to be a hell of an occasion and I can’t wait.”