Man Utd v Tottenham

FA Cup fourth round
Venue: Old Trafford Date: Saturday, 24 January Kick-off: 1715 GMT
Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, coverage on BBC local radio, score updates and text commentary on BBC Sport website

Manchester United will be without a host of first-team players, with Anderson, Nani and Jonny Evans injured as well as Park Ji-sung (hamstring).

Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs are slight doubts and Darren Fletcher will probably start at right-back.

Tottenham have Heurelho Gomes, Vedran Corluka, Ledley King, Jermaine Jenas, Jamie O'Hara, Aaron Lennon and Darren Bent all injured for the game.

Michael Dawson, Jonathan Woodgate and Luka Modric are also all doubtful.

BIG-MATCH FACTS

Manchester United against Tottenham is a dress rehearsal for the Carling Cup final.

These clubs have won the FA Cup 19 times between them, and meet at Old Trafford in one of three all Premier League ties in the fourth round.

Both clubs are chasing unique quadruples. United are vying for honours in the Champions League, Premier League, FA and Carling Cups.

Harry Redknapp previously knocked out United when manager of Bournemouth (third round, 1984), West Ham (fourth round, 2001) and Portsmouth (quarter-finals, last season) and is chasing a unique four-timer as boss of Tottenham.

The League ladder

Spurs are 15 places lower than Manchester United in the Premier League table.

Referee

Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)

Replay date

Wednesday, 4 February 2009 - Kick Off: 2000

MANCHESTER UNITED

Current form

Won all but one of the last 10; lost one of 19, winning 14 of them.

Recent FA Cup performance

Not been knocked out in the fourth round since 2002, since when the Red Devils have lost in the fifth round twice, the quarter-finals once, been losing-finalists twice and winners once.

The Manager

United have won the cup a record five times under Sir Alex Ferguson, who has led out the side for the final on eight occasions.

FA Cup fact

This is the 12th time in 13 FA Cup rounds that United have been drawn against fellow Premier League opposition.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Current form

Lost the last four away.

Won only two of 10; both of those victories were in domestic cup competitions.

Recent FA Cup performance

Quarter-finalists in two of the last four years; 2005 and 2007.

The Manager

Harry Redknapp won the Cup with Portsmouth last season. He never reached Wembley as a player, and it was the first time he had guided a club to the final as a manager. Now he will be taking a team there for the second season running, this time for the League Cup final.

During Sir Alex's 22-year tenure at Old Trafford, Spurs have undertaken 19 managerial changes (either permanent or caretaker).

FA Cup fact

Tottenham are the only non-league club to win the FA Cup. They lifted the trophy as a Southern League side 108 years ago, and in so doing also became the first non-leaguers to knock out the holders, defeating Bury 2-1 in the second round on 23 February 1901.

HEAD to HEAD

All competitions

Manchester United are unbeaten in 16 matches against Tottenham in all competitions; won 12 and drawn four since Tottenham's 3-1 home win in the Premier League on 19 May 2001.

FA Cup

This is the 10th time these clubs have been paired together in the FA Cup; Spurs lead by five wins to four, but United won the most recent in this same round last season.

Resource: BBC SPORT