‘Our ambition is really big’

Fulham chief Marco Silva hopes to lead cottages to what would be a historical triumph of the FA Cup 2025.

West London Club is facing Manchester United on Old Trafford Sunday, with a chance to progress to the quarterfinals.

History would suggest that Fulham Underdogs were against the red devils, but these were the role this season, with United in the lower half of the table, while Silva pushes the Champions League site.

And while it will be difficult for them to sneak at the best of four, given how competitive the upper half is in 2024. The welcome, there is always a chance to win a silver accession.

Silva made it clear that Fulham is taking Fa Cup with complete seriousness, and for now their focus is to pass it to the next round.

Speaking on the eve of a trip to Manchester, he said: “We really like this competition. We want to be really serious about it. Our players have always been serious in their approach because we respect and love this competition.

“Our ambition in this competition is really great and we want to compete to be in the next round. It’s good when I feel like that ambition and passion goes through the whole team. “

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Silva will rely on his key players at Old Trafford, including Alex Iwobia, who has been a revelation at Craven Cottage since he joined Everton.

And the Portuguese boss admitted that it was heard by hearing that the Nigerian international play with friends with friends during the week.

He added, “He knows he shouldn’t, but Alex is like Alex as to the more honest during Podcasta. I would rather enjoy his friends in a different way and not to small games with his friends.

“There are many things to do in a different way, but he is a nice guy. He is a football player who lives his own life in a slightly different way, but sometimes I want to hold on to the focus where he should and protect him as much as I can, because in the end the most important thing for him is his job for Fulham Football Club.”

If Fulham will beat United at his stadium, Silva will need Iwobi to succeed in going through the rest of the week without picking up injuries, but his full focus has been in the domestic Cup competition.