There’s an added narrative to this year’s semi-final, as Coventry are managed by Mark Robins, the former Red who was a pivotal figure in our 1990 FA Cup triumph.
Heaton, who came through the Academy at United, is well aware of Robins’s history here, but believes that thread won’t have a bearing on what happens on the pitch on Sunday.
“I think, as players, you try and avoid those storylines, to be honest.
“For everyone around it, for the football club and him, I totally get it. It’s a really fascinating thread of a story, but for us, I think we need to take the emotion out of it and really be focused on what the requirements are, what the day requires and what we need to do.”
Coventry v United kicks off from Wembley at 15:30 BST on Sunday 21 April.
