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Arsenal v Man Utd: Sutton's predictions

Chris Sutton's predictions with Billy Bob Thornton
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BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton has made his predictions for all 32 FA Cup third round games and given his verdict on who will make it into round four.

For this week's matches he is up against actor and musician Billy Bob Thornton, who is a Liverpool fan.

Sutton's prediction: 1-0

Well, Manchester United have cracked it now haven't they, after that draw at Anfield?

Some of the flak I've had on social media for predicting that Liverpool would win 5-0 was extraordinary.

It seems like the bunting was out because I got a score prediction wrong, although oddly I didn't hear from anyone predicting a 2-2 draw before the game.

I suppose it shows how far Manchester United have fallen that they are celebrating draws. I remember a time when any dropped points by them was treated as a disaster.

They did play well and there was a lot of excitement about their performance, but quite rightly a lot of people pointed out that now they need to back it up.

This is a very difficult tie for them to do that. Arsenal have had a bad week and are massively missing Bukayo Saka in the final third, but I don't trust United to get a result at Emirates Stadium yet.

Billy's prediction: 2-1

Read the full predictions and have your say here