FA Cup Third Round Brings High-Stakes Matches for Tottenham, Sunderland, Wigan, and Arsenal

Managers Postecoglou, Beale, Maloney, and Arteta face significant challenges and opportunities in the upcoming FA Cup matches.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou is preparing for a home tie against Burnley in the FA Cup third round, emphasizing a need for a deeper kind of victory beyond just winning trophies.
Postecoglou is without key players Son Heung-min, Pape Sarr, and Yves Bissouma due to international duty, and six others due to injury.
In the FA Cup third round, Sunderland will host Newcastle in the first Tyne-Wear derby since 2016, with Sunderland manager Michael Beale hopeful despite Newcastle's significantly higher squad cost.
Wigan Athletic, under the management of Shaun Maloney, will face Manchester United in the FA Cup third round, a significant match for Wigan who were close to going out of business last summer.
Arsenal will host Liverpool in the FA Cup third round, a match of particular significance for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, who is looking for a confidence boost after three top-flight defeats in five.