DERBY vs MAN UTD
Wayne Rooney will face his former club when Manchester United travel to Pride Park to face Derby in the FA Cup.
But the Rams are without Duane Holmes, who is out with an ankle injury, while Tom Huddlestone is also sidelined with a hamstring problem.
Krystian Bielik remains absent for the rest of the season after a serious knee injury he suffered in December, but Ikechi Anya is closing in on full fitness after a long-term calf injury.
United duo Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James are set to miss the trip. James was absent at Everton on Sunday, but Wan-Bissaka started.
- Derby have lost their past eight FA Cup ties against Manchester United
- Manchester United have progressed from each of their past 10 FA Cup fifth-round matches
- Derby are looking to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1998-99
- The Red Devils have progressed from 45 of their past 46 FA Cup ties against sides from a lower division
Wazza returns
I suppose we’d better start by discussing the man himself, Wayne Rooney. The magic of the FA Cup showed it was very much alive and kicking when the fifth-round draw was made.
Derby v Manchester United was the standout tie, or as some have termed it the ‘Rooney derby’.
Rooney spent over 12 years at United, making 559 appearances and scoring a club-record 253 goals while winning a dozen major honours.
It might be Pride Park and not Old Trafford, but it will still be a special night for the former England captain taking on his old team.
Evening…
Hello everyone and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Derby vs Manchester United from Pride Park.
Yes that’s right Wayne Rooney, United’s record scorer with 253 goals, is set to face his old club in the FA Cup fifth round.
We currently have seven of the eight quarter-finalists confirmed and the draw has already been conducted with Norwich awaiting the winner at Carrow Road.
No disrespect to Daniel Farke’s side, but that is a very winnable tie and provides a seriously good opportunity for a trip to Wembley for the semi-finals.
I really hope Daniel Farke wasn’t offended because I know he’s a regular reader of my blogs…
Anyway, we’ll have all the latest on this wet and windy Thursday night. Standby for team news and line ups…
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DERBY vs MAN UTD
Wayne Rooney will face his former club when Manchester United travel to Pride Park to face Derby in the FA Cup.
But the Rams are without Duane Holmes, who is out with an ankle injury, while Tom Huddlestone is also sidelined with a hamstring problem.
Krystian Bielik remains absent for the rest of the season after a serious knee injury he suffered in December, but Ikechi Anya is closing in on full fitness after a long-term calf injury.
United duo Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James are set to miss the trip.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expects the pair to miss the fifth-round match with “little niggles”.
James was absent at Everton on Sunday, but Wan-Bissaka started.
Marcus Rashford (back) and Paul Pogba (ankle) remain absent, while Tim Fosu-Mensah and Axel Tuanzebe stepped up their return to fitness for United’s under-23s on Monday.
Derby provisional squad: Carson, Hamer, Roos, Wisdom, Forsyth, Bird, Sibley, Malone, Shinnie, Lowe, Lawrence, Davis, Bogle, Jozefzoon, Clarke, Evans, Martin, Bennett, Waghorn, Marriott, Rooney.
Manchester United provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Bishop, Dalot, Tuanzebe, Fosu-Mensah, Jones, Lindelof, Bailly, Maguire, Shaw, Williams, Fred, Fernandes, Garner, Gomes, McTominay, Matic, Pereira, Mata, Lingard, Chong, Greenwood, Ighalo, Martial.
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