Kettering chairman Ladak named Lee Harper as manager in mid-November

Kettering Town are refusing to get carried away despite the possibility of facing Manchester United in the FA Cup.

The Poppies will travel to Old Trafford if they beat Leeds in their second round replay, after holding the League One leaders to a 1-1 draw on Sunday.

"I'm not even going to talk about United at the moment," chairman Imraan Ladak told BBC Radio Northampton.

Player-manager Lee Harper added: "We still need to get past Leeds which will be extremely difficult."

Harper continued: "It's brilliant to get probably the biggest club in world football, and the opportunity to go and play them. We'll give it our best shot."

But Ladak says the side are aware of the task ahead.

"First off we've got to go and do what nobody does, win at Elland Road," he said.

"Leeds are incredible at home. But you never know because this [Kettering] team just keeps on surprising you.

"It'll be great to get to play at a Premier League ground, even if Leeds are not a Premier League team at the moment."

Ladak was delighted with the Poppies' efforts in taking the lead against their big-name visitors and holding it until Jermaine Beckford equalised with 12 minutes left.

"It was a really good day for us," he added. "We've got our message across to the nation and hopefully we can do ourselves justice in the replay."

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