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Date - Saturday, January 09 2016.
Kickoff Time - 1730 Hrs GMT.
Venue - Old Trafford, Manchester.
Previous FA Cup meetings
Sheffield United 0 : 2 Manchester United
Sheffield United 0 : 1 Manchester United
Sheffield United 2 : 1 Manchester United
Sheffield United 0 : 1 Manchester United
All-Time Record In All Competitions
Manchester United wins - 40
Sheffield United wins - 33
Draws - 15
Pre Match Pressers
Louis Van Gaal
Nigel Adkins
Team News
Manchester United
Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo, and Antonio Valencia ruled out. Phil Jones and Ashley Young doubtful. Jesse Lingard could be in line for a return
Sheffield United
Matt Done might make a comeback from hamstring injury.
Know the opposition
Sheffield United Football Club nicknamed The Blades (because of Sheffield's history as a steel city), Red and White Wizards, and Red and White Army - are an English professional football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire; and were founded on 22 March 1889 at the Adelphi Hotel, Sheffield by the President of the Cricket Club - Charles Clegg (also the President of Sheffield Wednesday and later the Chairman of the Football Association). Sheffield United's greatest years came immediately after their formation - as they enjoyed an unbroken 37-season spell in the top flight (which remains a record for a newly promoted team) won the League Championship in 1897/98, and were runners up in 1896/97 and 1899/1900. Since then Sheffield battled relegation to lower divisions, with the nadir proving to be the 1978/79 season where they were relegated to the Third Division. They enjoyed better years after the turn of the millennium - narrowly missing out on promotion playoffs for the Premier League in 2003/04 and 2004/05 (eventually securing promotion in 2006); as well as reaching the FA Cup and League Cup semi-finals. However, they were again relegated to the League One on 30 April 2011. Sheffield United's most noteworthy rivalries include city neighbors Sheffield Wednesday (dubbed the Steel City Derby), Nottingham Forest, Barnsley, Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers and Rotherham United. Sheffield United play their home games at the historic Bramall Lane - the oldest major league ground in the world, having hosted its first game in 1862 a match between Sheffield Club and and Hallam. It also hosted the world's first ever floodlit football match on 14 October 1878.
Referee
Andre Marriner.