"I don't really see (Salford) as my former club because it was Covid. I've obviously managed away teams there, but I've never managed a game in front of the supporters - a difficult time for everyboby. Two lads - manager and assistant manager (Karl Robinson and Alex Bruce) that I know really, really well. I've not been back to Manchester for nearly a year, so it gives me an opportunity to spend a couple of days in Manchester."
"We trained on astroturf three or four days ago. It was nothing like this. This is, like, really rubbery. A million per cent, the players will wake up with bits of rubber in their beds and around the house, History tells us - Huddersfield came here and got beat last year when they were in a great vein of form. And Tottenham came here and found it very difficult."
Richie Wellens will not consider Salford City a former club because his management there occurred during the Covid period without matches in front of supporters. He has prior connections with Salford’s manager Karl Robinson and assistant Alex Bruce and plans a short return to Manchester before the FA Cup second-round tie. Leyton Orient earned the trip by beating Tamworth 1-0 on an especially rubbery artificial pitch that staff described as unlike the astroturf used in training. The surface made dribbling and ball movement difficult and risks leaving rubber fragments. Orient kept a clean sheet and extended their run to five wins in six matches, and Alfie Lloyd was introduced as a stoppage-time substitute.
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