Confirmed Match Officials: Manchester United vs Everton (FA Cup)

Manchester United begin their first FA Cup journey under Erik ten Hag on Friday as they host Everton in the third round of the competition.

After a perfect return to club football, with four wins (and four clean sheets) in a row, United are looking to continue that solid form in England’s most historic competition.

The Reds have won the FA Cup 12 times, with the last victory coming in 2016 when Jesse Lingard’s extra-time volley secured the cup for Louis van Gaal’s side.

Ten Hag has already mentioned the importance of being in the running for trophies come the back-end of the season. He will be looking for a win, and another solid performance, in this encounter.

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Below, you can read the confirmed match officials for the Old Trafford match:

Match Referee

Darren England will take charge of the FA Cup tie; it will be his 18th time officiating in the competition.

The 37-year-old has slightly more experience refereeing United fixtures than the officials in the last two games; who both ran their first games involving The Reds. He lead their 1-0 win against Norwich City last season, in which he awarded Cristiano Ronaldo the match-winning penalty.

Assistant Referees

Simon Bennett and Adrian Holmes will be flanking England on the evening. They have assistant over 650 fixtures between them.

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Video Assistant Referees (VAR)

Whilst not all third-round fixtures will have VAR in place, the Old Trafford fixture will do. Stuart Attwell will be in control of communicating the decisions with England, while Natalie Aspinall will be assisting.

Fourth Official

Simon Hooper will be the man on the touchline alongside Frank Lampard and Ten Hag.