HUDDERSFIELD TOWN have a massive game on Sunday and two ex-Wrexham players will be hoping their club can cause a huge shock by knocking out recently-crowned world team champions Manchester City.

Jake Edwards, who hit four goals in his 21 appearances for Wrexham in the late nineties, is the chief executive at Huddersfield where he has former Reds’ keeper Mark Cartwright alongside him as sporting director.

Cartwright’s most memorable game for Wrexham was at City’s old Maine Road ground in August 1998 where he kept a clean sheet in a goal-less draw.

A repeat result for The Terriers on Sunday would be a dream come true for Edwards, who is also hoping Wrexham’s great rise continues.

“ I always keep an eye out on Wrexham and its progress,” said Edwards (pictured left)

“There’s been ups and down over the past few years but how well things are going at the club recently. It’s an amazing story - a club on a real upward trajectory and, who knows, we could be playing Wrexham in the coming seasons.”

Edwards feels his current club and his old one have so many similarities.

They both have American owners. Hollywood movie stars, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are in charge at Wrexham while Kevin Nagle completed his Huddersfield buy-out last summer.

“In Manchester and Leeds you have two massive footballing cities,” added Edwards. “So other clubs have to shout louder than most.

“That’s what attracted Kevin to Huddersfield. I think probably in the same way with the guys taking over Wrexham. It’s a city where they’ve had to fight for everything.

“The football club has had some difficult times over the years. Now, it affords people to have the ability to feel so proud being from Wrexham and North Wales and being able to fly the flag all around the world.”

AFC Wimbledon - one of seven League Two sides left in the competition - begin tomorrow’s television schedule at home to Championship promotion-chasers Ipswich Town.

Walsall warmed up for their trip to Southampton by following up a 3-1 victory over Wrexham by battering hosts Grimsby 6-1 on New Year’s Day.

“There were some brilliant performances right across the team,” said Saddlers’ boss Mat Sadler. “The work they put in was top drawer and they got rewards for their hard work.

“We have got that little break for the cup now. After what we put in for the Wrexham game on Friday night, which was for us an emotional game for lots of reasons, it says everything about them as professionals.”

Gillingham could be making the giant-killing headlines as they welcome Premier League strugglers Sheffield United to Priestfield.

Sutton United take a break from the relegation scrap to avoid going back to non-league football when they make the trip to Plymouth.