Leeds United legend Eddie Gray believes if the Whites players can perform at the peak of their levels, then there is a chance they could shock Watford on Saturday.
Going into the fifth round of the FA Cup, the Hornets are massive favourites to see off Leeds’ challenge at home and progress into the next round of England’s top cup competition.
While Steve Evans has sounded bullish about their chances in Hertfordshire, very few believe that the 16th placed Championship team can get a result at Watford and they are expected to exit the FA Cup.
However, Gray is optimistic about Leeds causing an upset and moving into the quarter-finals of the competition with a win over Watford.
He admits that the Whites need to be at their very best to get a result, but he feels in the FA Cup, there is always a chance.
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The Leeds legend said on LUTV: “The FA Cup is a great competition and anything can happen in a cup tie.
“Watford will think they have a great chance to win the FA Cup, and if we go down there and get a result, you are in the quarter-finals.
“You don’t know where it takes you.
“I think we can give them a game and there is no reason if on the day all the players are playing at their top level, why we can’t get a result.”
Gray was part of the Leeds team that won the FA Cup in the 1971/72 season.
