Manchester United are flying as they welcome Reading to Old Trafford. A fine 1-1 draw at Real Madrid on Wednesday evening in the Champions League has given them an edge ahead of the return leg of the last-16 tie, and they also boast a 12-point lead over Manchester City in the Premier League. Sir Alex Ferguson's players have begun talking openly of emulating the 1999 treble winners and though firm favourites to knock Reading out of the FA Cup they will be wary of the visitors' ability to claw back results late on after falling behind. Jamie Jackson
Venue Old Trafford, Monday 8pm
Tickets £30-52 (0161 868 8000)
Previous meetings Man Utd 9 Reading 1 Draws 7
Referee Andre Marriner
This season's matches 25 Y74, R0, 2.96 cards per game
Odds Man Utd 2-9 Reading 12-1 Draw 5-1
Manchester United
Subs from Lindegaard, Da Silva, Evans, Buttner, Ferdinand, Powell, Van Persie, Welbeck, Young, Giggs, Rooney
Doubtful None
Injured Scholes (knee, 28 Feb), Fletcher (bowel, Aug)
Suspended None
Form guide DWWWWD
Disciplinary record Y60 R0
Leading scorer Van Persie 23
Reading
Subs from Andersen, Taylor, Gunter, Pearce, Harte, Cummings, Tabb, Henly, McAnuff, Kébé, Guthrie, Pogrebnyak, Blackman, Carriço, Akpan
Doubtful None
Injured Roberts (hip, Mar), McCarthy (shoulder, unknown)
Suspended None
Form guide LWDWWW
Disciplinary record Y36 R0
Leading scorer Le Fondre 12
Match pointers
• The last two times that United have beaten Fulham at Old Trafford in the FA Cup (as they did in the last round) they have gone on to win the competition (1999 and 2004)
• This is the third time in the past four years that Reading have reached the fifth round; buth only the eight occasion in their history
• The league game between these sides earlier this season saw seven goals scored in the opening 35 minutes
• United are unbeaten in their past 12 games with Reading in all competitions and have not lost to them in the FA Cup since January 1927
• Adam Le Fondre has scored seven goals in his last seven games for Reading in league and cup
