Manchester United v Reading - as it happend Good evening and welcome to Manchester United's second match in succession against a team whose first three letters are 'Rea'. Last week it was Real Madrid, at the Bernabéu, in the Champions League, tonight it's Reading, at Old Trafford, in the FA Cup. Strap yourselves in and prepare for another dose of epic drama. Or maybe not, because lets face it, we all know how this one is going to pan out. Reading will run around for a bit, probably play quite well, and may even score. But when that final whistle peeps, United are going to be in the sixth-round of the FA Cup. I know it, you know, angry Arsene Wenger even knows it. Before Reading supporters email in accusing me of disrespect, let me just point out that your team has won just one of their previous 18 competitive matches against United and none of their seven fixtures at Old Trafford. The hosts are also unbeaten in their last 15 games in all competitions and have won their last eight in a row at home. In other words, there is as much chance of Reading causing an upset as there is of beef turning up in a Findus lasagne. Anyway, with United likely to rest a few players and Reading always decent value for a goal, we could still be in store for an entertaining, closer-than-expected game, perhaps even one as good as December's league meeting between these sides, which United won 4-3. A reminder: the winner of this tie will face either Middlesbrough or Chelsea in the next round. If that ends up being Reading, I'll eat my horse. Team news to come...