Derby County v Manchester United – BBC Sport

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TEAM NEWS

Derby head coach Paul Clement has no fresh injury concerns.

Long-term absentees Max Lowe, Craig Forsyth and Will Hughes remain unavailable.

Midfielder Michael Carrick could return for Manchester United after four games out with a knee injury.

Defender Matteo Darmian is ruled out having been hospitalised with a rib injury last weekend, while Bastian Schweinsteiger and Phil Jones remain sidelined.

MOTD COMMENTATOR’S NOTES

Steve Wilson: “The FA Cup could be a welcome distraction for both sides as the prospect of ‘concentrating on the league’ is not appealing just now.

“Whilst Louis van Gaal is being castigated for a run of two Premier League victories in the last 10 games and trying to keep a lid on a simmering Old Trafford revolt, life has not been much easier for Paul Clement.

“Derby were top of the Championship on Boxing Day, but two points from five games since then has left them fifth.

“There’s one very big difference though: Clement knows he can afford to lose this game – Van Gaal will not be so sure.”

Twitter: @SteveWilson1967

WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

Derby County head coach Paul Clement on Louis van Gaal: “He’s one of many coaches who has spent his career at all the big clubs. I think he’s well thought of, from a coach relatively new to this. Van Gaal, (Jose) Mourinho, (Carlo) Ancelotti, (Guus) Hiddink, (Pep) Guardiola, he’s part of that group.

“When you look at the big clubs – Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester United – there are very few people who can do those jobs, and he (Van Gaal) is absolutely on that list.”

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal: “When you lose it is more worse and I predicted already, before the game against Southampton, that I cannot lose any more because I am then condemned for the fourth time that I have been sacked. Maybe then you have written the truth, because sometimes it happens.”

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

  • Derby have lost all six meetings against Manchester United in the FA Cup – most recently a 4-1 fifth-round defeat in February 2009.
  • They knocked United’s predecessors Newton Heath out of the FA Cup in 1896 and 1897.
  • Derby have only won three of the last 19 meetings in all competitions (D5, L11).

Derby County

  • Derby’s sole FA Cup success came 70 years ago in 1946 – beating Charlton 4-1 (aet) in the first final after the conclusion of World War Two.
  • The Rams have only lost two of their 14 home games this season (W7, D5).
  • They are without a win in five league matches (D2, L3), conceding 12 goals in that run.

Manchester United

  • Saturday’s defeat against Southampton ended a five-match unbeaten run in all competitions (W3, D2).
  • The Reds have lost just one of their last 44 FA Cup games against lower-league opposition, a home defeat by Leeds in January 2010 (W36, D7).
  • United have 11 FA Cup titles – second behind Arsenal.
  • Wayne Rooney has scored five goals in his last five United appearances.