FA Cup Manchester derby picked for TV
Published 11:02 07/12/11 By MirrorFootball
The FA Cup third round Manchester derby will be shown live on ITV1 on Sunday, January 8.
The Barclays Premier League's top two will meet at the Etihad Stadium in a repeat of last season's FA Cup semi-final, with the match kicking off at 1pm.
It will be a big day for the Ferguson family because just after Sir Alex's Manchester United side have faced their city rivals, his son Darren will be in charge of Peterborough as they host Sunderland, now managed by Martin O'Neill, in a game which will kick off at 3.30pm on ITV1.
The tie between Arsenal and Leeds at the Emirates Stadium will be screened live on ESPN on Monday, January 9, kicking off at 7.45pm.
ESPN will also show two games live on Saturday, January 7 - the midlands derby between Birmingham and Wolves which starts at 12.30pm and Bristol Rovers v Aston Villa, kicking off at 5.30pm.
The draw for the fourth round of the competition will take place after the Peterborough v Sunderland match, at approximately 5.30pm on Sunday, January 8.
