Warren Joyce knew which number was coming next when Manchester United were drawn out of the FA Cup hat.
There was a certain inevitability that the man who left Old Trafford less than three months ago would take his Wigan team back there for a fourth-round clash.
'You see it often in cup draws,' said Joyce, who spent nearly a decade as United's reserve team coach.
'Michael Owen was laughing his head off when he pulled the numbers out.