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Tough viewing for Man United fans

Iain Macintosh casts his eye over the best and worst of the weekend FA Cup action and pays tribute to some minnows, while bemoaning some under-performing Premier League sides.

HEROES

Poor Eastleigh were just three minutes away from a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup when Bolton Wanderers' Darren Pratley ruined it all. The only non-league side left in the competition just couldn't hold on, but they should be proud of their efforts nonetheless. Bolton boss Neil Lennon described the pitch as "one of the worst I've ever seen" but, had that pitch not taken the sting out of Andy Drury's second-half shot, Eastleigh might have enjoyed a two-goal advantage.