Law: FA Cup Still Special

Manchester United legend Denis Law believes David Moyes’ Reds will be fired up to win the FA Cup for the first time in 10 years as the road to Wembley starts with a testing home encounter against Swansea City on Sunday.

The prolific marksman had a remarkable strike-rate in the famous competition, netting a record 34 times for United alone – eight clear of the next best in Jack Rowley and double the amount of the leading current scorer in Wayne Rooney.

If you consider that the Scot once scored six goals in a fourth-round tie at Luton Town for Manchester City, only for the game to be abandoned at Kenilworth Road, and also added another seven strikes for the Blues and Huddersfield Town, it is easy to see why he has such an affinity with the trophy.

When asked recently by ManUtd.com if 2014 would be an ideal year to scoop the prize for the first time since the defeat of Millwall a decade ago, Law replied: "Absolutely. I would think the FA Cup since that particular time has not lost its glamour but has maybe lost a wee bit of importance because of the Champions League.

"Not just the European competition itself but also the fact that it’s important to get into the Champions League via your position in the Premier League as well. But the FA Cup is always a huge trophy anyway. No matter what you say about teams winning the league or the Champions League, they want to win the FA Cup as well.

"Even though at times, with some clubs, it might not look like it, they all want to play at Wembley and win it. We have got a fairly big squad as well and I am sure they would all love to win it."

United's record FA Cup scorers:

1. Denis Law (34)
2. Jack Rowley (26)
3. George Best (21)
3. Stan Pearson (21)
5. Bobby Charlton (19)
6. Mark Hughes (17)
6. Wayne Rooney (17)