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Head coach Rene Meulensteen said on Thursday that a run in the English FA Cup for Fulham, who are one point above the relegation zone in the English Premier League, could be a mixed blessing.

The London club travel to meet Sheffield United, who are struggling in the third tier, in the fourth round on Sunday after the League One club defeated another Premier League club in the last round - Aston Villa.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Rene Meulensteen, Fulham head coach:
"Any team that plays in League Two, League One, Championship, coming up against a Premier League team - it's a big scalp for them. All the players, I've seen them, in quite a few games in how they play in League One and you see them playing against Aston Villa away. It's like chalk and cheese, two completely different teams. You think you're looking at completely different players. But that's what motivation does. That's what a challenge does to you. So we are well aware of that and we are well aware that it's going to be a difficult game and not an easy ride at all. So we have to be prepared very, very well."