Thirty two years on he has become the first manager since that tie to lead them to the same stage of the competition, four qualifying round victories earning a visit to Stockport.

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The Tamworth-born midfielder made his first team debut in a Uefa Cup tie against CSKA Moscow in February 2009, a game that saw then manager Martin O'Neill controversially leave the majority of his senior players at home.

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Begovic and Pulis had a public falling out in August when the manager said the Bosnian had refused to play in a Carling Cup tie against Shrewsbury.

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The tie was played in front of 17, 582 supporters - and the home fans were as unimpressed as manager Steve Bruce with Sunderland's performance for the majority of the match.

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Tuesday's other quarterfinal tie pits 2008 runners-up Chelsea -- who have enjoyed an upturn in domestic form since sacking manager Andre Villas-Boas earlier this month -- against Portugal's Benfica , who lifted the European Cup twice in the 1960s.

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