FA Cup: Man Utd could face Arsenal next
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Manchester United will face the winners of the tie between Arsenal and Leyton Orient in the FA Cup quarter-finals, throwing up the possibility that the Premier League's top two sides could clash at Old Trafford.
The two great rivals last met in the competition when United defeated Arsenal 4-0 in the fifth round in February 2008, while they contested the final in 2005 when the Gunners won on penalties.
Arsenal face League One Leyton Orient on Sunday afternoon and although they have fielded a weakened side, they are expected to progress and set-up a high-profile quarter-final.
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Anders Lindegaard has pulled no punches in his summation of Manchester United's FA Cup fifth-round win over Crawley, claiming the Red Devils have no reason to be proud of the victory.
United toiled against their Blue Square Premier opponents at Old Trafford, scraping through 1-0 thanks to Wes Brown's first-half strike, and the visitors had every right to feel disappointed not to have snatched a replay.
Danish 'keeper Lindegaard, who had a far busier afternoon than he would have expected, has called for his team-mates to up their game ahead of crucial fixtures against Marseille and Chelsea.
"That was not as straightforward as we would have wished for," he said. "We didn't play a good match and we can't be proud of what we did.
"The manager and the coaches were telling us for a couple of days, especially us foreigners who are not used to the FA Cup, how it is played. We were told that anything could happen. Anything nearly did. We should definitely do better."