Having denied his erstwhile employers safe passage into the fourth round of the FA Cup, Bristol City manager Liam Manning seeks an even bigger scalp against the Irons in Tuesday's third-round replay with West Ham United at Ashton Gate.
The Robins came from behind to hold the Europa Conference League winners to a 1-1 draw in their initial encounter, and a home tie with either Nottingham Forest or Blackpool awaits the midweek victors.
With just over an hour played in the English capital, Tommy Conway's strike earned Bristol City a merited replay against their Premier League counterparts, who offered Manning his pathway into management with a spell as their Under-21s coach several years back.
Judging by his celebrations at the London Stadium, Manning would love nothing more than to send his former club packing, but Bristol City remain at risk of falling to their recent FA Cup curse; the Robins have alternated between fifth and third-round exits since 2017-18, losing at the former stage to Manchester City last year.
However, the hosting manager cut a much more dejected figure after Saturday's Championship battle with Preston North End, where a second-half double from Will Keane condemned Bristol City to a 2-0 Deepdale defeat, and Manning made no bones about his side's off-colour performance on the day.
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