The teams met for the first time in 21 years last Tuesday, when the League One side beat the high-profile Red Dragons 2-1 to earn a quarter-final against Chelsea.

Reports subsequently emerged that McClean swung at a Cardiff fan before the Stok Cae Ras clash, with the Republic of Ireland international confirming to talkSPORT that an incident took place.

The 36-year-old alleges he was confronted in the players’ car park by four Cardiff fans who “started running their mouths off”, with the winger saying he reacted after their second jibe.

“Words were said,” McClean told talkSPORT. “One of them, a tall chap with glasses, made a hostile move towards me… I’m in my workplace and I feel I should never feel threatened in that workplace.

“So instead, I wasn’t waiting for him to make the first sw

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