Tickets remain available thanks to Aston Villa opening up an extra section for our magnificent travelling support.
We know it’s no small ask getting to a different city on a Monday evening, in time for a 19:00 BST kick-off. The players and staff are so appreciative of those expected to do so.
Pre-match, Under-18s lead coach Adam Lawrence paid tribute to the United fans who helped our young Reds progress in last month’s quarter-final at Arsenal.
“There was a nice moment — it wasn’t nice at the time! — when we were 2-1 down and it was just in that period where we looked like we might be running out of ideas and you could hear singing coming from the crowd,” Lawrence recalled.