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Manchester United’s FA Cup fourth round tie sees them come up against lower league opposition in Yeovil Town at Huish Park.

The Red Devils are facing the Glovers for the second time in four seasons, having beaten them 2-0 in the third round of the competition back in 2015.

It is a tie that Jose Mourinho’s side are expected to win comfortably, with 87 players separating the two sides in the English footballing pyramid.

But while Manchester United are a global brand, to a lot of their supporters, particularly those who live overseas, Yeovil are less much known.

So just who are Yeovil Town and how have they booked a fourth round meeting with the Premier Giants?

Yeovil Town are based in the town of Yeovil in Somerset. With a population of just 45,000 people, it is one of the smallest towns in England to have an EFL club.

Managed by Darren Way, the club currently plays in League Two, where it has been since relegation from League One in 2015, but did climb as high as the Championship in the 2013-14 season, where they remained for a single season and picked up notable wins against Watford and Nottingham Forest.

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Now in the fourth tier, the club is currently battling to maintain its EFL status, currently sitting 21 in League Two and just two points above the relegation zone.

The club was promoted into the Football League for the first time in 2003 having spent 108 years as a non-league club, but faces a fight if it is to avoid returning there after 15 years.

Before their ascent beyond the Conference, Yeovil became famous for being prolific giantkillers in the FA Cup.

As a non-league side, they hold the record for the biggest number of Football League scalps in the competition, most famously in 1949 when they beat then top flight side Sunderland 2-1 in a famous game at the old Huish stadium.

It is a habit that they have rediscovered in this season’s competition, having beaten League One opposition in Southend United and Bradford City to progress to the fourth round.

Who are Yeovil’s best players?

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Yeovil’s top scorers this season are Francois Zoko and Otis Khan, who both have ten goals.

While Zoko is expected to be the focal point of the Glovers’ attack on Friday, former Manchester United youngster Khan is suspended having been sent off in the League Two match with Chesterfield on Saturday for barging referee Kevin Johnson.

Sam Surridge, on loan at Yeovil from Bournemouth, is another key player for Darren Way’s side, with seven goals, and would be expected to start up front alongside Zoko.

Other key players for Yeovil include midfielder Jake Gray, wide man Jordan Green and defender Tom James.