The DW Stadium will play host to an intriguing FA Cup third-round contest on Monday evening, with League One outfit Wigan Athletic welcoming English giants Manchester United.
Wigan famously won the FA Cup in 2012-13, beating Manchester City in the final, while Man United have lifted the trophy on 12 occasions, with their last success in the competition coming in 2015-16.
Erik ten Hag's side reached the final of last season's competition, meanwhile, losing 2-1 to Man City, and this tournament represents their only realistic chance of winning silverware in 2023-24.
The 20-time English champions will enter this match off the back of a 2-1 loss to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, with the defeat proving to be their 14th in all competitions this term, and it left them down in eighth position in the table, some nine points behind fourth-placed Arsenal.
Man United finished bottom of their Champions League group, meanwhile, and there is no getting away from the fact that it has been a very difficult campaign for the club, but confirmation of the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe as a minority shareholder has seemingly lifted spirits at Old Trafford.
Ratcliffe visited Carrington last week, and it is understood that the staff and players were hugely impressed with the British billionaire, who will take over the football department once his arrival is ratified by the Premier League.
Man United will follow this match with a home game against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, and there will certainly be pressure on Ten Hag to deliver a positive result against Wigan.
Meanwhile, Wigan will enter Monday's glamorous tie off the back of a 1-1 draw with Barnsley in League One, with Jonathan Smith cancelling out a first-half effort from Devante Cole, as the points were shared in South Yorkshire.
The team's only victory over Man United was a 1-0 success at home in the Premier League in April 2012, but it would be fair to say that a lot has changed at both clubs since then.
