One of the bitterest rivalries in English football will be revived after Leeds United booked themselves a third round FA Cup tie against Manchester United.
Leeds, leaders of third tier League One, needed extra-time on Tuesday to defeat non-league Kettering 5-1 after their second round replay match was locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes.
Both Leeds and Manchester United were among England’s leading teams in the late 1960s, with Leeds one of the dominant sides in the early 1970s when their Old Trafford-based rivals slumped after the exit of star player George Best and the retirement of manager Matt Busby.
English champions Manchester United remain a football powerhouse but Leeds have gone into a steep decline since being relegated from the Premier League five years ago.
Leeds is the major city in Yorkshire with Manchester occupying the same position in the neighbouring county of Lancashire but regional loyalties cannot explain the hatred, which started to become apparent in the 1970s, that some fans have for the ‘other United’.
Elsewhere Barrow booked themselves a lucrative third round tie away to top flight Sunderland after defeating divisional non-league rivals Oxford, the leaders of the Blue Square Premier, the league below the fourth-tier League Two, 3-1.
Luton, another Blue Square side, will travel to Southampton after a 3-0 win over League Two Rotherham.
Tranmere will be at home in the third round to Premier League Wolves after defeating Aldershot 2-1.
Accrington Stanley’s 1-0 win over Barnet saw them book an FA Cup tie against Gillingham.
