Two teams in need of a win.
Manchester United take a welcome break from their patchy Premier League form when they take on Derby County at Pride Park tonight.
The good news for Louis van Gaal is that the Rams are in equally poor form. Derby were top of the Championship on at Christmas, but have gained just two points from their last five games.
United have also lost just once in their last 44 games to lower league opposition, to Leeds back in 2010. They also haven’t lost to Derby in the FA Cup since 1897, which was around the last time they scored in the first-half at Old Trafford.
Here’s the teams for tonight’s game:
#mufc XI: De Gea, Varela, Smalling, Blind, Borthwick-Jackson, Fellaini, Schneiderlin, Mata, Lingard, Martial, Rooney pic.twitter.com/MJFlgOYA9o
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 29, 2016
#mufc subs: Romero, McNair, Carrick, Herrera, Januzaj, Pereira, Memphis
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 29, 2016
TEAM: #DCFC XI Vs @ManUtd: Carson, Christie, Keogh, Martin, Shackell, Johnson, Butterfield, Blackman, Ince, Thorne, Warnock (C) #DCFCvMUFC
— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) January 29, 2016
TEAM: #DCFC substitutes Vs @ManUtd: Grant, Bryson, Hendrick, Russell, Baird, Camara, Olsson #DCFCvMUFC
— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) January 29, 2016
