The FA Cup Third Round Proper
Burton Albion v Manchester United
The Pirelli Stadium 
4pm, Sunday 8 January 2006
Winning clubs receive £40,000

Burton Albion winger Keith Gilroy admits it is a "dream come true" to be playing Manchester United - the team he has supported since he was a boy.

The Brewers earned themselves an FA.Cup Third Round tie with United after beating Burscough 4-1 in the previous round when Gilroy scored a brace.

He is now relishing the opportunity of facing England internationals Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Gary Neville.

He said: "It’s what dreams are made of. For a club like Burton to get through to the Third Round meant we would make some money, but as soon as we heard it was Man United we couldn’t help but get excited.

"When the draw was made there was so much pressure on the Burscough game. It was lovely to get two goals but the important thing was to set up this lucrative tie against Man United.

"If I am playing left wing, they don’t come any bigger than Gary Neville. He is an England international who has had the best part of ten years at the top.

"He doesn't know a lot about me and I don’t think he'll be doing too much homework. It’s a dream come true to play against England international players of that calibre.

"Also, to play against Wayne Rooney would be a dream come true. He’s possibly the best player in the world."

Gilroy, who joined Burton in the summer after being released by Darlington, has enjoyed the FA Cup limelight before when he was part of the Scarborough squad who took on Chelsea in 2004.

And says he is expecting Sir Alex Ferguson to field most of his star players after Exeter held them to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford last season.

He said: "Their experience of Exeter has maybe woken them up a little bit. Perhaps they now realise this league isn’t as bad as they thought.

"I don’t think Sir Alex Ferguson will want that experience of only drawing with a non-league team again so I’m sure he will have a strong side out. That’s brilliant for us and for the town because that’s what the fans want to see."

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