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Manchester United's FA Cup fourth round victory over Wigan draws TV audience of 5.3m as Sutton’s win against Leeds only pulls in 500,000

Daily Mail | January 31, 2017

Related Topics: FA Cup, Manchester United F.C., Leeds, Wigan, 2012–13 FA Cup

Manchester United’s win against Wigan drew the largest television audience of the six FA Cup fourth round ties screened live.

More than five million tuned viewers into BBC One to see United coast to a 4-0 victory at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.

Of BT Sport’s three ties across the weekend, the best viewing figures were recorded for Arsenal’s 5-0 win at Southampton on Saturday evening.

Bastian Schweinsteiger's overhead effort was the highlight of United's win on Sundayu00a0
Bastian Schweinsteiger's overhead effort was the highlight of United's win on Sunday
More than five million viewers tuned in to watch Wayne Rooney and Co against Wiganu00a0
More than five million viewers tuned in to watch Wayne Rooney and Co against Wigan
Henrikh Mkhitaryan taps in from close-range as United strolled into the fifth roundu00a0
Henrikh Mkhitaryan taps in from close-range as United strolled into the fifth round
Theo Walcott bagged a hat-trick as Arsenal trounced Southampton in their FA Cup tieu00a0
Theo Walcott bagged a hat-trick as Arsenal trounced Southampton in their FA Cup tie

Kick-off times played a part but the bigger clubs with more fans simply attract more viewers.

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