Manchester United v Reading | FA Cup 5th Round | KO 20:00

NUTZZ

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Monday 18th February 2013
FA Cup 5th Round
Old Trafford, Manchester
KO: 20:00 GMT
Live: ESPN

Team News

Sir Alex has confirmed he’ll make full use of his squad and make changes for the game. Anders Linegaard, Chris Smalling, Nemanja Vidic, Alex Buttner, Nani, Anderson, Ashley Young and Javier Hernandez could all come in with Robin van Persie, Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra and Michael Carrick among the key men likely to be given a rest.

The only player definitely out is midfielder Paul Scholes, who is sidelined with a knee injury and isn’t expected back for another two weeks.

Reading manager McDermott is sweating on the fitness of Mikele Leigertwood and Jimmy Kebe but the pair are expected to be passed fit to play. Striker Jason Roberts is out but Adam Le Fondre and Noel Hunt are pushing for recalls.

Quote/unquote: "We'll take nothing for granted. In the FA Cup you always expect the unexpected. It happens so many times. You just hope you're not a casualty or a shock. We've had a few over the years. But I can't be more pleased than I am at the moment with the form and spirit in the place." – Sir Alex.

Sub-plots: United have not lifted the FA Cup since 2004 and Sir Alex's men are desperate to end that drought this season. Surprisingly, only four current Reds - Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Darren Fletcher and Robin van Persie - have lifted the famous trophy, and the latter did so with Arsenal.

Whistle blower: Andre Marriner, a Midlands-based official who has dished out 74 yellow cards in 25 fixtures this season, will take charge of Monday night’s match at Old Trafford. United fans last saw the 42-year-old during a 4-0 win over Wigan on New Years’ Day.

Nalz

For United's team I'll go with

          Lindergaard
Rafael Smalling Jones Buttner
Nani Cleverly Anderson Young
            Kagawa
           Hernandez 

supersean1999

Is Powell available, I thought he would of had a few more appearances this yr, I'd say vidic will start tonight,

b757

I know this may look like an easy game, but i think we may struggle a bit in the first 30 min.

Hope Powell gets a run in.

Prediction - United win, 2-1...

Lovely Bloke

Handy session for United. Win by 2 or 3 goals.

Reading have bigger fish to fry.

Professional Griefer

What time does coverage start?

Professey Chin

Professional Griefer wrote: »

What time does coverage start?

Now

Blatter

Man Utd: De Gea; Jones, Vidic, Smalling, Buttner; Young, Cleverley, Anderson, Valencia; Hernandez, Welbeck

Bench: Lindegaard, Ferdinand, Giggs, Carrick, Nani, RVP, Kagawa

Professey Chin

Blatter wrote: »

Man Utd: De Gea; Jones, Vidic, Smalling, Buttner; Young, Cleverley, Anderson, Valencia; Hernandez, Welbeck

Im ok with that! Except Val instead of Nani -_-

Will I Amnt

Happy enough with that team. Should be good enough to do the job.

NUTZZ

Reading: Federici, Kelly, Shorey, Mariappa, Morrison, Karacan, Leigertwood, McAnuff, McCleary, Hunt, Le Fondre

Lovely Bloke

Le Fondre starting says a lot imo.

No Nani? WTF, did he sleep with Fergie's horse or what?

Reading making 4 changes from their last league match - not taking this match as seriously as they could be.

Red Crow

Le Fondre is a huge Man United fan. He'll desperately want to score today I'd say!

double GG

TheNinthGate wrote: »

Le Fondre starting says a lot imo.

How so?

TheNinthGate

TheNinthGate wrote: »

Le Fondre starting says a lot imo.

No Nani? WTF, did he sleep with Fergie's horse or what?

Reading making 4 changes from their last league match - not taking this match as seriously as they could be.

Nani must be on the way out, makes me sad... I'm happy to see Anderson start though considering the amount of "quotes" that have been reported recently.

Lovely Bloke

double GG wrote: »

How so?

He's normally a sub

Will I Amnt

TheNinthGate wrote: »

He's normally a sub

Arguably their best player this calendar year. Didn't he get Barclays player of the month for January??

double GG

TheNinthGate wrote: »

He's normally a sub

Perhaps, yet he is Reading's top scorer by a country mile. He's a very clever player and I rate him pretty highly. He's scored goals at every level and I can see him having a massive part in wheter Reading stay up or go down.

Al Capwned

What channel is this on lads? Only on way home...

To pub or not to pub...

yabadabado

Blatter wrote: »

Man Utd: De Gea; Jones, Vidic, Smalling, Buttner; Young, Cleverley, Anderson, Valencia; Hernandez, Welbeck

Bench: Lindegaard, Ferdinand, Giggs, Carrick, Nani, RVP, Kagawa

nani for Valencia and I would be delighted.Strong team out .Hopefully Nani and kagawa get a run out as well.

Al Capwned

Al Capwned wrote: »

What channel is this on lads? Only on way home...

To pub or not to pub...

ESPN. PUB.

Mars Bar

Al Capwned wrote: »

What channel is this on lads? Only on way home...

To pub or not to pub...

ESPN

shadowcomplex

espn

shadowcomplex

yabadabado wrote: »

nani for Valencia and I would be delighted.Strong team out .Hopefully Nani and kagawa get a run out as well.

I wouldnt have started jones, we need him for Real and hes injury prone

helimachoptor

Pub!!!!

Al Capwned

Thanks guys.

Pub it is so.
Might regret this on stupid health and safety course tomorrow...

yabadabado

jaysus McManaman is one annoying mother****er

shrewdness

cambo2008 wrote: »

Arguably their best player this calendar year. Didn't he get Barclays player of the month for January??

Yeah and according to ESPN there he only played 86 minutes in the whole month! That must be a record for a player of the month!

Will I Amnt

shrewdness wrote: »

Yeah and according to ESPN there he only played 86 minutes in the whole month! That must be a record for a player of the month!

Didn't think it was that low. Crazy that he doesn't get more game time.

cambo2008

cambo2008 wrote: »

Didn't think it was that low. Crazy that he doesn't get more game time.

They just mentioned he scored a goal every 17 minutes in January. No wonder they're starting him :pac:

Mars Bar

Hopefully Le Fondre starting will have a reverse effect on him!

WIZE

can someone send me a stream to the game please

double GG

should be a very good game. Hopefully United can get an early goal to settle this game early.

I'm guessing there will be plenty of goals tonight.

double GG

Very good start there. should have scored...

double GG

Oh Danny again!!! Lovely by Young.

If Nani is finished, why bother putting him on the bench? This would be the perfect game to play him.

double GG

Fair old smack from Vidic and Hunt there.

adox

Ouch!

Noel Hunt went down noticing he was bleeding. Someone had to tell Vidic that he was bleeding

Kylo Ren

Dat ass...

Liam O

This could be bad, the rip roaring start was always going to happen but the problems are apparent whenever Reading have the ball that there is nobody in midfield to keep the shape when it goes forward.

Keno 92

Keno 92 wrote: »

Dat ass...

Reminds me of Kevin Kilbane. He wanted to play on with his shorts down too... :pac:

Kylo Ren

Go on Vidic!

Jax Teller

Martin Tyler & Stewart Robson on Fox Soccer giving out about De Gea not coming for the ball .

RandolphEsq

Stupid decision from the ref, Hernandez was thrown to the ground. Obviously he had eyes on the defender, how else would he knows where he was? Great play by Hernandez.

RandolphEsq

Hunt certainly has the brain of a dog.

Kerrydude1981

Hunt is a bit of character/chancer

Kylo Ren

wtf

double GG

What a double save!

RandolphEsq

The commentators have gone barking mad with the dog commands.

Just An Opinion

Horrendous commentary, I'd rather Niall Quinn x 10 over these tools!