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By Grey Whitebloom Recent history bodes well for Manchester United as they prepare for an FA Cup third round tie against Wigan Athletic on Monday night. United have won 18 of 19 meetings against the Latics. Wigan’s sole victory in this fixture was earned by Shaun Maloney’s strike in April 2012. A decade on, the 40-year-old will be lining up as Wigan’s manager rather than their winger. In the opposite dugout, Erik ten Hag has been haunted by an endless stream of disastrous historical milestones. United lost 21 games across all competitions in 2023, the club’s highest tally of defeats in a singl…

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