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Playing against lower-league opposition as a top-flight side in the FA Cup is like batting on the first morning of a Test match ? you cannot really win and failure can prompt humiliation and reputational damage. To that end, some members of the Crystal Palace side deservedly beaten by Macclesfield perhaps learned a valuable lesson at Moss Rose. Marc Gu?hi and Adam Wharton are linked regularly with big moves away from Palace, but part of succeeding at elite clubs ? the pair are admired by Manchester City and Manchester United respectively ? is coping with being overwhelming favourites. Oliver Glasner, too, may have designs on bigger things, with United again a possible destination, but to see his side schooled by part-timers was a blow to his burgeoning reputation. Glasner slammed his players after the defeat but the Austrian must take a portion of the blame. They must all do better. Dominic Booth
Report: Macclesfield 2-1 Crystal Palace
Report: Manchester City 10-1 Exeter
Report: Manchester United 1-2 Brighton
Report: Derby 1-3 Leeds
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Playing against lower-league opposition as a top-flight side in the FA Cup is like batting on the first morning of a Test match ? you cannot really win and failure can prompt humiliation and reputational damage. To that end, some members of the Crystal Palace side deservedly beaten by Macclesfield perhaps learned a valuable lesson at Moss Rose. Marc Gu?hi and Adam Wharton are linked regularly with big moves away from Palace, but part of succeeding at elite clubs ? the pair are admired by Manchester City and Manchester United respectively ? is coping with being overwhelming favourites. Oliver Glasner, too, may have designs on bigger things, with United again a possible destination, but to see his side schooled by part-timers was a blow to his burgeoning reputation. Glasner slammed his players after the defeat but the Austrian must take a portion of the blame. They must all do better. Dominic Booth
Report: Macclesfield 2-1 Crystal Palace
Report: Manchester City 10-1 Exeter
Report: Manchester United 1-2 Brighton
Report: Derby 1-3 Leeds
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