United To Face Huddersfield In FA Cup

Manchester United will face Huddersfield Town away in the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup.

The Reds' next destination in the competition was confirmed by Tuesday night's replay at St Andrew's, as the Terriers defeated Championship side Birmingham City 4-1 after extra time. The replay was required after the original tie finished 1-1 at the John Smith's Stadium, as Lukas Jutkiewicz's second-half equaliser cancelled out Steve Mounie's opener for the Premier League outfit.

The fifth-round tie between Huddersfield and United will be played on Saturday 17 February, with kick-off at 17:30 GMT, and will be screened live on BT Sport in the UK.

It was one of eight ties drawn out by Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit and former United youth-team player Robbie Savage when the draw for round five was made on Monday 29 January, three days after the Reds secured a place among the last 16 teams in the competition by winning 4-0 away to League Two club Yeovil Town.

The Reds have already faced David Wagner's Huddersfield twice this season in the Premier League, including as recently as last weekend, when Jose Mourinho's men won 2-0 at Old Trafford to avenge the 2-1 defeat in West Yorkshire back in October.

The ultimate FA Cup objective for Jose Mourinho and his players is to win the final on 19 May 2018. Victory on that day at Wembley would put the club's name on the trophy for the 13th time overall, a record that would be shared with last season's winners Arsenal. The Gunners were knocked out in the third round and they have since been joined on the eliminated list by another Premier League top-six side, Liverpool, who lost 3-2 at home to West Bromwich Albion in round four.

FULL FIFTH-ROUND DRAW

Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea City
West Bromwich Albion v Southampton
Chelsea v Hull City
Leicester City v Sheffield United
Huddersfield Town v Manchester United
Rochdale v Newport County or Tottenham Hotspur
Brighton & Hove Albion v Coventry City
Wigan Athletic v Manchester City