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Daniel Farke: The FA Cup is very special

Boss previews Norwich.

Daniel Farke FA Cup Presser

Leeds United host Norwich City in the Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round on Sunday, welcoming the Canaries to Elland Road for a third consecutive game on home soil.

The fixture against the EFL Championship outfit comes after victory in the previous round over Birmingham City on penalties, and offers an opportunity of a place in the Quarter Finals for the Whites.

Ahead of the clash against his former side, Daniel Farke has previewed the clash.

Speaking to the media, he said: "We have at least a chance to go into the Quarter Final. It's a while ago that this club was the last time in the Quarter Final, and then, as you all know, then if we would manage to do this then Wembley is also just one game away.

"We know that the cup competition with the biggest tradition in whole of Europe and the FA Cup is very, very special. Also special for us, of course, the survival in the Premier League has always been priority, there is no doubt about this for a newly promoted side, it has to be like this.

"But if you have a chance also to progress into the next round, you want to use it without risking any players and without doing anything stupid. But of course, we're also highly motivated to be successful, and of course, we want to go into the next round.

"A positive result is good for the confidence and good for the momentum," the boss added. "But right now it's also like for two or three days we put the league to the side, you concentrate afterwards on the league but right now, just the cup competition.

"We expect a difficult game, but nevertheless, we want to go through into the next round."

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