Recap the action as Man Utd beat Preston

1. Laird gives Preston lead, Herrera levels for Utd
2. Fellaini fires visitors ahead & Rooney with penalty
3. Man United entertain Arsenal in quarter-final
4. QF draw: Aston Villa v West Brom
5. Liverpool v Blackburn; Bradford v Reading

FA Cup fifth round - done. Thanks for coming.

We can confirm that the quarter-final between Arsenal and Manchester United will be shown on the BBC. Set the calendar for that one.

I DON'T LIKE CRICKET

Oh no!

I love it. Or something.

Scotland are playing New Zealand in the World Cup, it's started and Scotland are doing their best England impression so far. You can follow every wicket, wide and boundary right here.

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Andrew Lascelles: It makes me laugh. Wayne Rooney dived to win a penalty but the England manager says he did not dive. Stop kidding the public

Richard Finch: What example is that for youngsters? Roy Hodgson defending Rooney's dive to get a penalty. He made no attempt to get the ball.

Mark Tomlinson: It was a clear dive! Rooney should have been booked! Hodgson refusing to acknowledge that says everything you need to know!

Manager reaction

Preston boss Simon Grayson, speaking to beIn Sport: "The first one he [Wayne Rooney] is close to interfering with our goalkeeper. Sometimes you get them and sometimes you don't. Even the second we felt there was slight nudge by Fellaini on Tom Clarke but there are fine lines between winning football matches and not. Regardless of the scoreline we are very proud of what we have done.

"This is a big club, the infrastructure is in place. We are doing well in the league and we will draw from the experiences tonight."

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Jordan in Birmingham: No contact there. If that was Ronaldo, Suarez or another foreigner, everyone would've been on his back.

Josh in Bristol: Penalty discussion with my dad, he thinks it was (as a Liverpool fan). How is football coming to this when a penalty is given with no contact!

Mark Burgess: Phil Dowd proves conclusively that he is the worse referee in the Premier by some way. The first United goal was blatant offside and the third was no contact and the England captain disgraces the position by diving. Unlucky Preston but every thing has conspired against you.

If you missed the FA Cup quarter-final draw, holders Arsenal will travel to Manchester United.

The Gunners, who beat Hull City in last year's final, defeated Middlesbrough in the fifth round.

Liverpool host Blackburn, League One survivors Bradford City face Reading while West Midlands rivals Aston Villa and West Brom will meet at Villa Park.

Preston manager Simon Grayson calls the decisions that went against his side 'the fine margins' that can settle a game. But he has no sour grapes, he's proud of his side and is very much focussing on promotion from League One.

England manager Roy Hodgson, speaking on BBC One: "I don't think it's a dive from Wayne Rooney for the penalty I think he's taking evasive action."

Man of the match vote

Wayne Rooney was your pick for man of the match this evening with 46.4% of the vote, with Preston's Kevin Davies finishing in second.

Manager reaction

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal: "I was reasonably satisfied. We didn't give anything away. The fights between Kevin Davies and the defenders was difficult but we didn't give anything away. The Preston goal was a little bit unlucky, it was deviated.

"But then we showed an unbelievable team spirit. We changed the shape and that was the solution. We scored fantastic goals, a little bit lucky also I think. I liked the second goal a lot, we have trained that a lot.

"Marouane Fellaini has a body, he also scores goals. I played him in the position that he wants for the first time but I do not always have a position for him. The spirit was better."

England manager Roy Hodgson will not be drawn on any of the season's breakout English performers. Will he pick any of them in his next squad next month? Surely...

Kevin Kilbane

Former Preston winger at Deepdale on BBC One

"For the penalty, there's no contact on Wayne Rooney. It's a dive."

Kevin Kilbane and Phil Neville do not agree about the Manchester United penalty. Kevin Kilbane is adamant that it was a dive by Wayne Rooney. Neville insists Rooney had to get out of the way.

Kevin Kilbane

BBC Radio 5 live

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"Scott Laird gave the supporters a moment the will savour. I think David De Gea should've saved it and it's maybe an own goal with a touch of Antonio Valencia. Preston had a good spell after that and Joe Garner had a good chance, but he just couldn't generate enough power with a header. That was their moment, and United took control after that."

Phil Neville

Former Manchester United defender at Deepdale on BBC One

"It's tough to criticise David De Gea who has won so many games for United this season The changes made the difference for United. It created space for them. For the penalty, Wayne Rooney had to get out the way. For me it's a penalty and a reckless challenge."

England manager Roy Hodgson, speaking on BBC One: "The substitutions and change in style with Marouane Fellaini up front alongside Wayne Rooney helped Manchester United. When the equalising goal goes in as the home side a little bit of air goes out of your balloon. Tonight there were two winners - Manchester United win and go through. But Preston are winners with their performance and effort."

Manager reaction

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Preston boss Simon Grayson: "Our players thought Wayne Rooney was in the way for their first goal but we can see that he wasn't. The players can be very proud, we gave them a good game.

"We looked like we were comfortable but when they went 4-4-2 they exposed us down the sides. They have class. The players can wake up in the morning and be proud of what they've done.

"They've not let the game pass them by and we hope to use this as motivation for the rest of the salon. Our sole aim for the season was promotion."

Scunthorpe, Walsall, Oldham. Back to League One reality with a bang for Preston. That's their next three games.

England manager Roy Hodgson speaking on BBC One: "It seems to me the longer that Louis van Gaal works with the players the better they will get. It's also incredible how well Wayne Rooney does in so many different games, in different positions."

Manager reaction

Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini: "We knew it would be very hard but we win today and that's the most important. We changed the game, we know the quality of Ashley Young, he can cross and it was an important substitution.

"I like to play forward, I can score goals but the manager is the boss."

Phil Neville

Former Manchester United defender at Deepdale on BBC One

"They keep showing great spirit. Louis van Gaal made changes and it won them the game. It's a massive tie in the next round and they are building a bit of momentum now."

One defeat in 19 games for Louis van Gaal's Manchester United side now. With all of the money they have spent, and the star players they have brought in, you'd expect no less. But they still don't convince do they? It's a mismash of a squad if you ask me.

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Sandipan in London: Against Burnley and now against Preston, the moment we switched to 4-4-2 with two wide players, our whole outlook changed. We started creating chances, breaking down the opposition down, and became menacing, organised and purposeful in attack. What a turnaround now. All we need is Louis van Gaal to realise this (happened twice now) and stick with this set up and formation! No more arguments, this is it! Ander Herrera blossoms in the middle alongside Daley Blind too.

FULL-TIME

All over. Preston are out and Manchester United go on to face Arsenal in the last eight.

Huge applause around Deepdale for the home side's efforts.

Preston win a corner - is that in?! Scott Laird flicks it on, David De Gea makes a save and Ashley Young clears from off the line! Good defending from Young.

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale on BBC One

"I know Manchester United have won this but Louis van Gaal is taking too long to find out his best system and the right personnel on the pitch in games. The top managers see these things much sooner."

FOUR MINUTES added on. A dodgy offside call and a dodgy penalty call will be the talking points after the game.

That's a kick in the teeth for the home fans. Or perhaps somewhere more painful. Preston have given their all but Manchester United have played well for about 15 minutes in total, and that has been enough.

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale on BBC One

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"The goalkeeper has come from a long way back and is nowhere near it. Once he goes down Phil Dowd has no choice but to give that. The penalty was emphatic from Wayne Rooney - he knows what he wants to do and no goalkeeper is saving that."

GOAL

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Wayne Rooney has a goal in 2015 - it's his first of the year and he buries it. Right into the roof of the net.

That settles it. United will face Arsenal in the quarter-finals.

PENALTY TO MAN UTD

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Wayne Rooney chases a ball through, Preston keeper Thorsten Stuckmann comes out and tackles him - Rooney goes down and a penalty is given. I don't think there is any contact...

The away fans are singing about Wembley again as Preston send centre-half Tom Clarke up front for the final few minutes. A cash-spinning replay for Preston? They need to fashion one chance...

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale on BBC One

"Robinson needed to run with it against the Manchester United defence. He just shot too soon there."

Manchester United right-back Antonio Valencia gives the ball straight to Preston sub Callum Robinson, he has time but tries a shot from way out, hitting it right at David De Gea. Unlike for the opening goal of the night, De Gea stops it.

Chris Waddle

Former Tottenham and Newcastle winger on BBC Radio 5 live

"Manchester United have actually lost a bit of composure in the past few minutes. There's still hope for Preston here in the remainder of the game."

Into the last 10 minutes of a disjointed, disappointing display from Manchester United - but they are close to a place in the last eight. What will the results from this post-mortem reveal?

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Ashley Wilkinson: Wonder, if United win this, it'll be considered a deserved, hard-earned win like at West Ham by Louis van Gaal. Again, far from good enough.

Chris Edwards: Wing play gets a goal, almost like they should have been doing this since the start the fans have been crying out for it for weeks.

Andy Donley: This, Mr Van Gaal, is why Manchester United play with wingers. Cotton on!

MAN OF THE MATCH

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Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale on BBC One

"Ander Herrera has come to the fore. This is better from Manchester United and what we expected from the off. There was a reaction to falling behind but they have to dominate these games from the start. It's taken them to go a goal down before they have woken up."

There are plenty mocking Manchester United fans for their exuberant celebrations at 'only Preston' but don't forget the FA Cup is their only chance of a trophy this season. It matters.

Preston have the prize of promotion to go for too but they've not given up on this one, substitute Kyel Reid wide from the edge of the box. Good strike.

We are 13 minutes away from a Manchester United v Arsenal quarter-final. Or a famous Preston result.

Marouane Fellaini goes close to a third, bouncing out of a tackle to get a shot away but it's well blocked on the six-yard line.

Can Preston find one more chance?

SUBSTITUTION

Preston boss Simon Grayson makes three changes all at once. On come Callum Robinson. Scott Wiseman and Kyel Reid. Fresh legs, but Preston need a miraculous response from here. United a different team since Ashley Young's introduction. There's a sentence I didn't expect to write this season.

Chris Waddle

Former Tottenham and Newcastle winger on BBC Radio 5 live

"That should be enough for Manchester United. And yet again they got joy again by going down the by-line. Preston will need to come out and chase the game now but they are looking very tired now. Simon Grayson needs to make those changes as quickly as possible."

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale

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"You cannot take it away from Fellaini, he wanted the ball more than anyone else. We talked about personality and character and who would be that person and you have to say Fellaini has plenty of it."

GOAL

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That's burst the Deepdale balloon. United lead after good play from Antonio Valencia on the right, his cross is met by Marouane Fellaini. A powerful header parried back out by Thorsten Stuckmann and the Belgian is able to toe-poke the rebound into the roof of the net. Predatory.

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale on BBC One

"That's a very lucky escape for Kevin Davies. Maybe that will see him get substituted now. There are some tired legs out there now in the Preston team."

Kevin Davies is a lucky man! He's on a yellow card and trips Chris Smalling, that's a stonewall booking any day of the week but referee Phil Dowd lets him off.

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James Forster: Rooney a mile offside. How can he not be interfering with play in that position?

Darren Stock: Is that offside? Had to move out the way in an offside position but keepers expecting him to connect surely?

John K: Rooney not interfering with play? To be fair, he hasn't interfered with play the entire game.

The pubs of Friargate will be buzzing with the rights and wrongs of that Manchester United goal for days, weeks and months. Don't tell the guys in the Lamb & Packet that goal was fine...

The United fans are winning the singing battle for the first time all night, Deepdale is hushed with worry as the visitors win a free-kick out wide. Preston clear. A key few minutes coming up as the men in red are playing at a far higher tempo now.

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale

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"I think they are complaining because Rooney was in the path of the goalkeeper but if he did not touch it, it does not matter. Louis van Gaal has got the reaction he needed. I have sympathy with the Preston keeper, but the rules are, if you do not touch the ball it is OK. For me, he is interfering though."

Chris Waddle

Former Newcastle and Tottenham winger on BBC Radio 5 live

"Preston are trying to claim offside, but I don't think it is. The changes have helped with the width that Ashley Young has given them - they look a much better side now."

GOAL

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United level! They've looked a much better side since Ashley Young came on, and he makes the goal by finding Ander Herrera in the area. Herrera squeezes a shot off, Wayne Rooney is offside and standing right in front of Preston keeper Thorsten Stuckmann.

Great awareness from Rooney to stand still and let the ball go past him without a touch, and the shot goes in off the base of the post. Was he interfering with play though? Stuckmann thinks so but the goal stands.

Preston goalscorer Scott Laird was punched in the face by a Stevenage fan after an FA Cup game four years ago. He'll have happier memories of the old competition after tonight

Radamel Falcao has scored four goals for Manchester United. Four.

That's just not good enough is it?

Marouane Fellaini almost gets a shot away but Paul Huntington makes a wonderful sliding block.

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale on BBC One

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"Another night of nothing from Falcao. You wonder if you'll see him again in a Manchester United shirt. I don't think he's offered much at all."

CLOSE!

Joe Garner flicks a header on and forces David De Gea into a save. A second Preston goal and Deepdale could combust like a Spinal Tap drummer...

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale on BBC One

"That was a fantastic header from Tom Clarke. He was straining every sinew to beat Marouane Fellaini to the ball."

SUBSTITUTION

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A big cheer from the away end as Radamel Falcao is replaced! Falcao stutters as he makes his way off, he can't believe it's his number being displayed. Maybe he needs contacts?

Ashley Young is on now, with Marouane Fellaini going up front. Hit the big man.

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Adam in Edinburgh: Can we sack Louis van Gaal now? I don't even care if we win this, he is clueless!

Fraser in Greenock: Shaping up to be yet another lacklustre performance from United. Totally bereft any of their traditional flair and creativity. They look second best in almost every match I've watched - LVG I feel seriously overrated- how long is his contract?

Matt in Wrexham: Maybe Ryan Giggs can explain to Van Gaal what a winger is??

Angel Di Maria hits a serving shot from 30 yards but it's meat and drink for the giant Thorsten Stuckmann in the North End net. Interestingly, I wouldn't' like to cover his meat and drink bill for a month. Like keeping a shire horse.

Marouane Fellaini is close to a header but brilliant defending from Tom Clarke to flick it away.

BBC News School Report

BBC News School Reporters Indigo, Harry, Lilli, Jonny and Daniel from Walton le Dale Arts College and High School in Lancashire report from Deepdale: "Deepdale absolutely bouncing after the first goal of the game. The PNE fans are definitely wanting to win this game."

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Angel Di Maria thinks he's been fouled and does a triple roll away from the tackle of John Welsh, an early 1990s Serie A effort. Waved to his feet.

Ashley Young is readying himself for action.

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale on BBC One

"Falcao just doesn't have the pace to get away from the Preston defence. Is he fit enough? He's trying to prove he should be here in the long term, but it's just not coming off for him."

It's League One 5-2 Man Utd this season by my reckoning. Though United are yet to face third-tier opponents at Old Trafford. They are 35 minutes away from FA Cup elimination, but could still force an equaliser yet.

They have to have a shot on target first though...

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Ian Charris: Not sure where the United equaliser is going to come from. Time to show what you are made of multi millionaire fancy Dans.

Adam Wild: Sat alone in my living room, just caught myself shouting "he's done it, he's done it" at the top my voice!

Mark Tomlinson: At least United can now resort to lumping long balls into the box...... Oh hang on, that's what they have been doing!

Chance! It's almost two as Preston whip in a deep free-kick, Ander Herrera is monstered out of the way by Tom Clarke and he can't get a clean volley on it!

Get the old size nine on that, and it's 2-0. He was three yards out!

Two League One sides in the quarter finals? Believe it.

Preston North End fans do. It's a cracking atmosphere.

Chris Waddle

BBC Radio 5 live at Deepdale

"Preston have got their joy for starting the second half so well but for me David De Gea has to save that. A goalkeeper of his quality, with the season he's having, you really would expect him to save it. There's a long way to go in this half but it will suit Preston to sit back and protect this lead now."

Conor McNamara

BBC commentator at Deepdale

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"I think Scott Laird just closed his eyes and hit that shot as hard as he could!"

A huge noise inside Deepdale now. This is the lead they all dreamed of, when your man was dragging a mattress across town to queue up for tickets, when your man was offering to sell a kidney - it was to see Scott Laird bag...

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale

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"The crowd have gone berserk. Manchester United have been punished here. I think David de Gea puts it into his own net in the end, unbelievable scenes. It has almost gone through De Gea's body. Great start for Preston in this half.

"Where are the personalities in this Man Utd team? Where are the characters? There has to be a reaction now."

GOAL

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Wow! There is the early goal this game needed! Moments after Scott Laird was almost played in, he is and scores!

Laird runs on to Joe Garner's pass, hits it early, it takes a deflection off the toe of Antonio Valencia's boot and goes right through David De Gea.

De Gea has been the best player for United all season - but he made a hash of that. Should have saved it...

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale on BBC One

"There's a bit of a naivety and panic in the Manchester United defence if you test them. Preston need to capitalise on that."

Preston make a bright start, Chris Humphrey away from a man on the wing, early cross and Joe Garner threatens to tee up Scott Laird on the overlap - but it's snuffed out.

Phil Neville

Former Manchester United defender at Deepdale on BBC One

"I want to see more risks from Manchester United in the second half. Paul Scholes has been critical of them as we know and he was a player who took risks, and took a gamble. At the moment this United team are not doing that."

KICK-OFF

Game on!

The players are back out for the second half. Let's raise it a notch...

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Iain Moss: Manchester United players are afraid of Van Gaal so they follow his tactics and take no risks. It's becoming clear that LVG's tactically inept.

Stephen: United are awful, LVG is the wrong man for them, so slow, so many long balls to nobody, Preston defending well.

David Smith: Too narrow. Di Maria and Herrera come and pack the middle. Shaw and Valencia not good enough to beat their man. Poor tactics.

Juan Mata, Adnan Januzaj and Ashley Young are on the bench for Manchester United tonight. Can they change it?

They could do with Paul Scholes, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Rooney in midfield?

Match of the Day

England manager Roy Hodgson on Wayne Rooney on BBC One:

"I don't think it matters where Wayne Rooney plays to me. I have great respect for club coaches, they have to use players where they think best. As long as he is playing well and showing desire. I know if we want him to move up front, like he has done tonight, he can do it like that.

"At the moment I would like to say he has been a key figure at centre forward for England, it would take a lot for me to think along those lines of playing him in midfield, it would be a lot of responsibility for a 19-year old to replace a 100-cap man."

Phil Neville

Former Manchester United defender at Deepdale on BBC One

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"Daley Blind has not made many forward passes but he's controlled the game with the most amount of touches. Towards the end of the half Kevin Davies closed down on him and he that nullified that threat a bit."

Wayne Rooney has made some good runs off the back of the Preston defence but he has only had 29 touches - only Falcao had fewer outfield for United. That's why Louis van Gaal moved him into midfield in the first place.

North End defender Paul Huntington only touched it five times. A spectator.

Kevin Kilbane

Former Preston winger at Deepdale

"Wayne Rooney looks sharp tonight and he has a point to prove with him being put back up front."

Phil Neville

Former Manchester United defender at Deepdale on BBC One

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"Manchester United started well and quickly and it looked like it would be a performance to make us notice. But they've settled to a possession game, been happy to just pass it sideways.

"Wayne Rooney and Angel Di Maria are combining well at times. But Di Maria has to get his passing right because Wayne has got into some good positions."

Manchester United had 70% of the ball in that first half - but didn't have a single shot on target.

Chris Waddle at Deepdale

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"Manchester United dominated possession without creating chances. Preston sat deep and you would expect more from United."

HALF-TIME

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Pretty grim stuff. Preston will be pleased so far but there has been a lack of any quality at all.

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale on BBC One

"Wayne Rooney's pace has got him in behind a few times and that's what Manchester United have been lacking recently."

Manchester United fans are singing about Cristiano Ronaldo. The quality served up from their current crop of stars is a million miles away from Ronaldo's heyday...

Chance! A rare chance! Radamel Falcao finally gets some service inside the area, Preston's defence is stretched and Falcao flicks it into the run of Wayne Rooney. It looks like a tap-in but all credit to Bailey Wright, who recovers to slide in and clear his lines. Get that wrong and it's a penalty.

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Nick in Worcester: Kevin Davies is a shadow of his former self - it's taken him 38 minutes to get booked!

Angel Di Maria hits a long ball over the top, it's a cracking pass to be fair, Wayne Rooney has broken the offside trap - but he can't bring it down. Just too far for him to reach it.

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Phil Mark: Would be happy to see the back of Di Maria and Falcao at the end of the season.

Stu Moore: United starting well just tempo and final ball as always for them. Herrera and Di Maria need to move more.

James Lawson: As a neutral used to love watching Manchester United. They are a tough watch nowadays.

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'United will win four or five nil tonight, buddy. No problem.'

That was the opinion of the guy who cut my hair this morning. I wasn't going to argue with him at the time, he had a razor in his hand, but if he's watching now I wonder if he'll change his mind?

YELLOW CARD

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'Can't pass, can't shoot, can't score' - I think that was the tweet about Blackburn's Josh King on Saturday - just before he started a hat-trick.

You'd get good odds on a hat-trick tonight. Kevin Davies does pick up a booking for a late lunge on Ander Herrera.

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Dal in London: The very fact that Preston have had more shots on target tells us a lot about this United side. Poor.

Ruben in Aberdeen: Will someone please tell Louis van Gaal to start using some wingers!

Al in Manchester: Fancy Fellaini for a hat-trick now. I remember somebody lamenting Josh King on Saturday for Blackburn. He did the same.

One shot on target so far, from Preston, and absolutely no chance of a goal at either end. The Preston fans will be happy enough so far though.

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale on BBC One

"I think Louis van Gaal needs to get out of his seat sometimes. I know it's not his style but he needs to connect with his players."

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Chris Waddle at Deepdale

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"You expect a lot more quality from Di Maria, three or four crosses he has over hit and he just hasn't settled in the game."

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United move it nicely out to Angel Di Maria, three men in the middle - and he shanks it out for a goal kick. That is rubbish.

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Nothing too intricate about Preston's line of questioning, a huge thump down the middle, Joe Garner and Kevin Davies go for the header and United have to hack it out for a throw. Long balls have never been so in vogue.

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale on BBC One

"Manchester United need to move the ball quicker. The top teams play with intensity and pace which United aren't doing here yet."

There's been a clamour from some United fans to get Ander Herrera into this team and he shows a glimpse of why with a fine slide-rule pass down the outside to send Antonio Valencia away. His cross sees Marouane Fellaini and Wayne Rooney attack the ball at the far post - but they can't get an effort away.

The ball eventually comes through to Angel Di Maria but his pass isn't gathered in by Radamel Falcao.

We mentioned earlier that Preston must make the most of their set-pieces and they do this time, Paul Gallagher landing a free-kick on the money from wide on the left, Joe Garner gets there first but heads over the top. Good chance for the League One side.

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Aessof: What does anyone see in Fellaini as a footballer? He offers very limited options I feel. And playing him up front too?

Chris Hall: Fellaini's ball control is lamentable.

Phil Johnson: United need midfielders who can create chances for the forwards. Rooney and Falcao can't pass to themselves.

Clumsy from Kevin Davies as he clatters into Antonio Valencia - but Preston's work rate has been exemplary so far. Davies and Joe Garner are harrying the United backline, the midfield are tracking their men and up front Wayne Rooney and Radamel Falcao have been kept quiet.

Chris Waddle at Deepdale

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"Man United are edging it on possession but it is a good tempo and the two teams are cancelling each other out."

Angel Di Maria has had a mixed start to the game but twice in quick succession he floats away from challenges in midfield and threatens to find a striker in the area. Like Falcao, he should be doing more though.

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale

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"Chris Smalling just needs to deal with situations earlier. Sometimes he creates problems that are all of his own making."

Great block! Luke Shaw does well down the left for Manchester United and puts in a low cross, Wayne Rooney arrives on it to crack in a hot but top work from John Welsh, who has tracked his man and stopped the shot with a thigh.

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Chris Hall: Impressed with the pressing, energy and team spirit on show tonight. Sadly it's coming from Preston.

Andy Donley: I'd dread to think how low Angel Di Maria's pass completion rate is. Think he's fundamentally opposed to playing it simple.

Ben Eardley: Joe Garner has started diving already! He's an embarrassment to the game.

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Lazy from Radamel Falcao, he doesn't hold the ball up well and he loses it cheaply.

Is it fair to call Falcao a flop yet? Not offered much for me. He kept me up typing till 2am on deadline day last August as well. I bear a grudge.

CLOSE!

Angel Di Maria to take it - curls over the wall and wide! But not by too much. Thorsten Stuckmann didn't move in the Preston net.

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Better from Preston, they've had a lot more of the ball in the last few minutes. But now they give away a free-kick in a dangerous area. The crowd goes noticeably quiet. Anticipation? Dread?

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale

"Preston have to get their wing-backs higher up the pitch. They've been pinned into their own half here so far."

Backpass of the season! Admittedly that's a niche award, but a Preston midfielder turns and rifles a 50-yard ball back to Thorsten Stuckmann in the Preston net. It's neck high, not an easy one to deal with, but the German chests it down and volleys away upfield.

Lovely stuff.

Chris Waddle at Deepdale

BBC Radio 5 live

"Manchester United look very bright and very sharp. They are getting a lot of joy with the ball in midfield."

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale

"Wayne Rooney is showing some nice movement. He looks like he is in the mood, but United's players have to get some quality balls into him."

"There's only one David Moyes!" is the chant from the United fans...

Only joking. It is from the home fans though, in recognition of the stellar job Moyes did at Deepdale. Moyes is there tonight as a pundit.

Joe Garner has Preston's first shot on target, scuffing one at David De Gea from 25 yards. No purchase in the shot, but he can score from there. If you've not seen Garner's goal v Rotherham in the play-offs, check it out.

An absolute cracker...

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Sunny in Liverpool: That draw was probably Roy Hodgson's best performance for Liverpool.

Alec in Exeter: Assuming That draw could not have been any better for Brendan Rodgers and co.

Jon in Wirral: A great draw for Liverpool. Wembley here we come hopefully.

Preston need to make the most of their set-pieces tonight, even Louis van Gaal said that was United's weakness - but their first free-kick is overhit and right out of play. Understandable nerves and tension throughout the men in white, but they have at least stemmed that opening wave of United attacks.

There's no Phil Jones to whip those corners in tonight of course. Daley Blind is playing very, very deep, almost in the backline. Angel Di Maria then gives the ball away cheaply, not good enough for a £60m man.

Martin Keown

Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale

"It's interesting to see Wayne Rooney taking set-pieces for Manchester United. I'm sure a few fans would prefer to see him on the end of things inside the box though."

Kevin Davies helps out his defence with a cracking clearing header and a foul from a red shirt ends a wave of pressure from the Premier League side. Preston cannot contain that amount of pressure forever. They've hardly had a touch so far.

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Former Arsenal defender at Deepdale

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"It's all about Manchester United setting their stall out in these early stages in front of an intimidating home crowd."

Luke Shaw wins a corner for Manchester United as their fans start to sing about Wembley already. Deepdale hasn't been as loud as this for a long time.

Good tackle from Chris Humphrey gets the Preston fans even more vocal. Wayne Rooney has indeed started up front.

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Jack ‏Hesselden: Sixth-round draw looks interesting hoping my team Man u beat Preston to face Arsenal and looking forward to Bradford City v Reading.

Sam Edwards: Home to Blackburn! And United vs Arsenal, good draw for Liverpool. Back to our second home we go.

Tom: As a Villa fan I say bring on the Baggies!!!

The Tim Sherwood affect has got you already...

Here we go!

"We're the one and only North End!" is the chant from the Sir Tom Finney Stand. Wayne Rooney has a business face on. Let's do this...

No go for Nogan

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Does the name Kurt Nogan mean anything to you?

Probably not. But when I was at university in Preston the mere mention of his name would light up the face of many a North End fan. Why?

Nogan scored twice against the mighty Arsenal to put Preston 2-0 up at Deepdale in an FA Cup tie. OK, so they lost 4-2 in the end, with Marc Overmars among the scorers, but Nogan's name lives on.

Who could be a hero tonight?

Deepdale is a sell-out tonight, and the strains of Elvis's 'I can't help falling in love with you' will be heard right across Moor Park and beyond.

It's a big night in Preston. The biggest since my graduation, I would say...

Kevin Kilbane

Former Preston winger at Deepdale

"Paul Huntington will be a big threat from set-pieces for Preston. Up front is where the dangermen are. Joe Garner and Kevin Davies we know all about and Paul Gallagher alongside them is probably their best player."

Phil Neville

Former Manchester United defender at Deepdale

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"I think Louis van Gaal has been caught by surprise at the intensity of these ties. United will look to outnumber Preston in midfield areas and the big news obviously is Wayne Rooney back up front."

Here come the teams. Cracking atmosphere at Deepdale.

Those ties will be played on 7/8 March. Preston could have another cracking FA Cup tie. If they win tonight...

Aston Villa v West Brom

Preston or Manchester United v Arsenal

Bradford City v Reading

Liverpool v Blackburn

Here we go then - draw time.

Sir Tom Finney's son, Brian, is helping with the FA Cup draw. He is the spitting image of his dad. It's extraordinary.

The draw for the last eight is moments away then. Who do you want? Who do you want to avoid?

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Rich Wig: I played violin at school with Ben Kingsley's son - Ferdinand at Warwick School in, er, Warwick. Ben came to watch me in a concert.

Andy Baldwin: Once kicked a football at Kate Moss at school. She was very thin so it was quite easy to miss.

Wayne: I'm from Deal, Kent, home of Charles Hawtrey, Norman Wisdom and some say where a certain Julius Caesar landed in 55BC!

Goals galore

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Brilliant Bradford

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Not long to go now until we find out who Bradford will face...

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Chijioke in London: My family come from the same village as Kanu and he got me tickets to see the last game of the invincible season.

Mark in York: Many years ago when I was 15 years old, myself and Steve McClaren were the midfield partnership in a local team called Cliftonville.

Alan Lucas in Hemel Hempstead: Chris Hutchings in the 80's for Chelsea was our sole claim until gymnast Max Whitlock.

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Before tonight's game though there's the small matter of the draw for the quarter finals. The ties will be played over the weekend of 7/8 March and Bradford fans will be pleased to know that they are all on live TV.

Here's the numbers in the hat:

1. Liverpool

2. Arsenal

3. Aston Villa

4. West Brom

5. Bradford City

6. Blackburn Rovers

7. Reading

8. Preston or Manchester United

LIVE NOW!

Match of the Day

Match of the Day is starting now on BBC One, with live coverage of the quarter-final draw followed by all the action from Manchester United's fifth-round tie against Preston North End.

Gary Lineker is joined in the studio at Deepdale by England boss Roy Hodgson, former Manchester United defender Phil Neville and ex-Republic of Ireland midfielder Kevin Kilbane. Guy Mowbray and Martin Keown will commentate on the match.

Ahead of kick off, Hodgson will also join Brian Finney, son of late Preston legend Tom Finney, to draw the balls that will decide the quarter- final fixtures, on what will be the first anniversary weekend of Sir Tom's death.

You can also watch on this page by clicking on the Live Coverage tab.

Juan Mata has been on Wikipedia. Here are his thoughts from his blog on tonight's opponents: "I have been reading a bit about tonight's rival and I have seen that Preston North End was one of the founder members of the English League, and they even got to win it without a single defeat.

"We play at Deepdale Stadium, which is considered the world's oldest stadium in professional football. It is said to have hosted its first game in 1875…Definitely this is a team who also brings that historic touch that I like about English football.

"However, they are not living in the past: they are in a good position in the League One and I'm sure they want to add to his long history a great performance against Manchester United."

He definitely said all of that. 100%.

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Lee Duerden in Colne: I'm from Colne in Lancashire and we are proud to be the home town of Wallace Hartley, the bandleader who played on whilst the Titanic sank!

Leon in Fleetwood: I live in Fleetwood Lancs, the same place as darts player Wes Newton and women's boxing pioneer Jane Couch MBE.

Zac Clark in Hassocks: I live in a little village called Hassocks, along with a certain MOTD presenter called Jonathan Pearce!

Love this. The Titanic one is fantastic.

Behind the scenes

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The FA Cup draw will be made in the Invincibles Lounge inside Deepdale...

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Here is Phil Neville signing autographs before joining Gary Lineker and Kevin Kilbane in the studio...

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Luqman Liaqat: Fraizer Campbell, Cameron Jerome and Jonathan Stead were all born in my neighbouring town of Huddersfield.

Jason Williams: West Indies fast bowler, Jerome Taylor grew up 10 mikes away from me in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica! Ashamed of that given the Ireland result!

Matthew Wheeler: Doncaster. Brian Blessed, Jeremy Clarkson, Kevin Keegan, David Pegg, Sarah Stevenson and some guy from a very poor boy band.

What's missing for Wayne?

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Manchester United have won the FA Cup 11 times, but they don't have a single player in their squad who has won the Cup with them after Darren Fletcher's departure on deadline day.

You'd just assume that Wayne Rooney had won the Cup wouldn't you? Well he hasn't...

Chris Bevan at Deepdale

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Manchester United's starting XI tonight cost £247.9m in transfer and loan fees, with a further £54m on the bench. That's about £300m more than Preston paid to assemble their squad, who have just emerged to warm-up to loud cheers.

The other things separating the two sides are 44 league places and the 43 years since they last met, but none of that seems to bother increasingly famous Preston fan Roop Singh (see 18:53 GMT), who has just been up to the Deepdale press box.

"Preston hold the record for the biggest win in an FA Cup tie (26-0 v Hyde United in 1887 ) and we have also won the Cup without conceding a goal," he told BBC Sport. "United have had more than 100 years to break those records but they re things they can only dream of."

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Ben in Glasgow: Dr Who himself, Peter Capaldi, went to the same primary school as me in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow.

Rob in Belper: live in Belper, a small town in North Derbyshire in which double commonwealth gold medalist swimmer Ross Davenport was bought up in, I also attended the same school as him.

Emil in Lincolnshire: Unfortunately, I have Margaret Thatcher as a notable person born in Grantham, Lincolnshire.

'Deepdale is in my soul'

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BBC Sport pundit Mark Lawrenson talks about his love for Preston, before the club's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Manchester United.

Lawrenson began his career at Deepdale under the management of Bobby Charlton, before moving on to achieve FA Cup success with Liverpool.

The former defender describes making his Preston debut as "utopia". It's a lovely watch.

LINE-UPS

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Gordon Ingli: I hail from Dunblane, the same town as tennis player Jamie Murray. Apparently, he has a brother too...

Hary Manoharan: Born in the same town as Jimmy Page. Mighty Heston.

Jack Traynor: Darren Gough, Dickie Bird and Sam Nixon of Pop Idol fame all from Barnsley.

'Rooney is a striker'

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England manager Roy Hodgson: "The last time I was here was with Blackburn in 1997 in the League Cup and it never ceases to amaze me, a club in Division One and you see a stadium as fantastic as this.

"Such a difference from three years ago in terms of young players available for England, we didn't have such a choice. Now we have so many younger players, who are kicking at the door and that is a great thing. My main hope is these players can keep progressing.

"Louis Van Gaal has a wealth of talent and his job is to get best players in positions to suit him. Who knows maybe I will find myself in that position one day but we still regard Wayne Rooney as an attacking player because that is where he is scoring goals. It won't be a problem for us but for us his best position is one of the attacking positions."

Roy is doing the FA Cup draw just after 19:30 GMT.

Superb, Will. Don't rip that wallpaper though...

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Will Rawlinson: Making the most of the home tie. Intimidation.

Former Preston and Republic of Ireland midfielder Kevin Kilbane on BBC World Service: "Wayne Rooney is a fantastic striker, that is his natural position, he is a goal scorer. He's chasing records don't forget, he's chasing the Premier League's overall goal scoring record and Manchester United's overall goal scoring record. That's what he wants, he wants to be scoring goals and he is less likely to do that playing in midfield."

"Having played with him and realising the intensity that he trains with every day, he wants to get himself into goal scoring positions, so I think that you do him a disservice by playing him in the position that he is playing because he is far better suited to playing as a striker."

It's easy to be cynical at times but there are plenty of young Preston fans goggle-eyed at seeing Wayne Rooney warming up just in front of them. Sometimes you forget what the FA Cup can be all about.

End of a wait for Villa?

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Liverpool's FA Cup quarter-final record

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Preston boss Simon Grayson, speaking to BBC Sport: "We want to be solid but will keep two up front with Joe Garner and Kevin Davies to try and affect them. The atmosphere will play a massive part for us, it probably won't affect Manchester United because they have played in front of big crowds before, but it will give our lads a real lift.

"We have a tough task, they have some world class players but if we give it a go and get a bit of luck you never know."

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Ian Walker: I'm from Tamworth and most famous person I know of is Tony Coton, ex-Manchester United goalkeeping coach and friend to my dad.

Ross Groves: I'm from Doddington which is the same village where Paralympic gold medalist Johnny Peacock is from.

Dave Stott: I played for Godmanchester Rovers at the same time as Darren Bent - he was pretty good then & destroyed me in A vs B team matches.

I like to think that Tony Coton is best known for being your dad's mate...

Reading on a run

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Home comforts

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Manchester United come out to warm up to a chorus of boos. The locals let them know just who they are here to see...

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Wenger's record attempt

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Chris in Portishead: I'm from Portishead near Bristol. I am from the same town as the band Portishead!

Chris in Kirkby: Phil Thompson, Leighton Baines, Ryan Taylor, Hollywood's Stephen Graham all from Kirkby in Merseyside the same as me.

Will in Leicester: Match Of The Day's very own Gary Lineker was born in my hometown Leicester. Along with Peter Shilton, David Attenborough, Sam Bailey, Emile Heskey, Kasabian, Mark Selby and Chris Kirkland. Not bad hey!

The FA

The FA Cup gets its own train carriage when it travels, don't you know.

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The FA Cup draw takes place just after 19:30 GMT.

Wayne Rooney up front again tonight? In front of the watching Roy Hodgson as well...

Rooney up front?

Louis van Gaal speaking to Match Of The Day before kick-off : "You have to look maybe it's true (about Rooney playing as a striker). Of course. Ander Herrera is a midfielder not a striker so I don't think he will play in the striker's position.

"We know that in advance we have to look to ourselves abut also the quality from the opponents and make decisions.

"They can always make problems for us with the long balls and tall guys and we don't have tall guys. Maybe that's a problem. Also set plays maybe they have scored goals from that. So it's not so easy."

"Sign him up!"

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A 19-year-old David Beckham went on loan to Preston in 1994 before establishing himself in the Manchester United side

David Beckham spent just one month on loan at Preston after arriving from Manchester United at the end of February 1995 but the scrawny and quiet 19-year-old made a big impression.

"Frail but confident," was how team-mate David Moyes described him.

He came off the bench to score direct from a corner against Doncaster on his debut and struck a peach of a free-kick in a 3-2 win over Fulham on his first start - the core skills that underpinned his career were clearly already in evidence.

Beckham, with North End paying a portion of his wage and, apparently, stumping up the young midfielder's petrol money, played five games in total before Sir Alex Ferguson decided that a boy had become a man and recalled him to Old Trafford.

PNE missed out on promotion that year - a familiar story of play-off defeat - but the following season Beckham was in the stands at Leyton Orient, sat next to his father Ted, to see his old team-mates celebrate the 2-0 win that ensured they would be going up.

By that time Beckham had become a first-team regular at United and was a month away from winning the FA Cup, defeating Liverpool 1-0 in a stinker of a final, but he never forgot where it all started for him.

BBC Radio 5 live

You can listen to all the build-up to tonight's FA Cup quarter-final draw and fifth round match between Manchester United and Preston with Kelly Cates from 19:00 GMT.

Live commentary comes from Conor McNamara and Chris Waddle from 19:45 GMT. You can also listen by clicking on the Live Coverage tab at the top of the page.

Been there, done that

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Preston boss Simon Grayson will fancy his chances of masterminding an FA Cup upset tonight, given his previous experience of guiding a League One side to victory against Manchester United.

He was Leeds manager in 2010 when Jermaine Beckford's solitary goal was enough to secure a 1-0 win at Old Trafford.

"Every time I go to Leeds, people remind me about it," said Grayson. "It's a different football club, different personnel, but I'll draw from the experience and what a great feeling it was to win at Old Trafford that day.

"You don't get the opportunity to do that very often. I want to try to replicate that if possible. You have to have that belief that you can do it."

Grayson won't be able to call upon Beckford this time, with the striker out for Preston, who he joined in November, because of an ear infection.

Phil Neville Q&A

Former Manchester United defender Phil Neville, who is part of the BBC Sport coverage team at Deepdale, has been answering your questions on Facebook. Here are a selection:

Jake Fursman: Do you think Man United should keep Falcao after his loan finishes?

PN: I think it's a big last couple of months for him. He needs to be performing and scoring goals to earn that move. He had a stuttering start because of injury but now he's on a good run and there's obviously a world class goalscorer there - you can see by his movement. He just needs to put goals in the net and show everyone the real Falcao

David Anthony: Do you think Olivier Giroud is now a world class striker? If not, why?

PN: I don't think he's world class but I do think he's a really good CF and there could be a really good partnership with Danny Welbeck. There's a natural balance between them both. For Giroud, you'd like to see him grab a game by the scruff of the neck, bully centre-backs and score more goals, but he is getting better.

There are plenty more of your questions and Phil's answers on the Match of the Day Facebook page.

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Stephen Bean: I am from a village called Feniton in Devon. Where Jo Pavey hails from. Went to same school! She regularly opens the fun day!

Ulysses Salmon: I was born in the same town as - and trained under- Ray Park. Who? Darth Maul. The prequel trilogy was garbage but Darth Maul!

Jack Moult: This weekend's Prizefighter winner Tom Doran is from Connah's Quay like me.

Who is the most famous person from your neck of the woods?

Behind the scenes

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England boss Roy Hodgson speaks to BBC School report before taking part in the draw for the FA Cup quarter finals...

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...Martin Keown's co-commentating alongside Guy Mowbray tonight. He'll also be selecting the three FA Man of the Match nominees for you to vote on at 80 minutes.

Last time we met...

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It's been a while since United visited Deepdale.

Forty-three years in fact. Watch footage from the fourth round of the FA Cup back in February 1972, the last time Manchester United faced Preston North End.

Time had taken its toll on the team of Denis Law, George Best and Bobby Charlton, though the three played that day as Frank O'Farrell's side toiled to a 2-0 victory.

View from the mascot

BBC News School Reporters Indigo, Harry, Lilli, Jonny and Daniel from Walton le Dale Arts College and High School in Lancashire interviewed Preston mascot Deepdale Duck before the match - and he revealed his rivalry with his Manchester United counterpart Fred the Red.

"I've always had the upper hand against him. I stole his tail once and I held it to ransom. I took it everywhere until Manchester United got a bit angry with me and I took it back," he said.

Here the full interview on the School Report website.

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Behind the scenes

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The splendidly attired Roop Singh won't give a final score prediction, but reckons there'll be three goals tonight.

"Either way it's a win-win," he says. "The lads have done us proud - we're bringing one of the biggest teams in the world to our back yard, the epicentre of world football.

"We've got the record win in the FA Cup, 26-0, and we're the only team to win the competition without conceding a goal. No multi-million pound team has ever come close... Man Utd can only DREAM about those records!"

Roop knows a thing or two about making dreams come true...

Team news

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Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and midfielder Daniel Johnson are cup tied for Preston, so in comes Thorsten Stuckmann and Chris Humphrey. The only other change for the hosts is midfielder Neil Kilkenny in for defender Scott Wiseman.

Manchester United name a strong side, with Wayne Rooney, Radamel Falcao and Angel Di Maria all starting.

In total Louis van Gaal makes five changes to the team that beat Burnley last time out - Antonio Valencia, Chris Smalling, Luke Shaw, Marouane Fellaini and Ander Herrera all come in with Paddy McNair, Phil Jones, Johnny Evans, Adnan Januzaj and Robin van Persie.

Preston XI: Stuckmann, Clarke, Huntington, Wright, Laird, Humphrey, Welsh, Kilkenny, Gallagher, K. Davies and Garner.

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Rojo, Shaw, Blind, Herrera, Rooney, Fellaini, Di Maria, Falcao.

Chris Bevan at Deepdale

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"Around 4,500 Manchester United fans will fill end up the entire Bill Shankly Kop at Deepdale tonight, and most of them will probably not realise it is decorated with the mosaic of their one-time nemesis, the legendary Liverpool manager who played almost 300 games for North End either side of World War II.

"Whether those same United fans see any silverware secured by their side this season almost certainly exclusively depends on tonight's result and their continuing progress in this competition.

"With the league title looking a distant dream, defeat tonight would realistically mean the earliest end to United's season in terms of the pursuit of a trophy since the 1986-87 campaign, Sir Alex Ferguson's first in charge, when they lost at home to Coventry in the FA Cup fourth round on 31 January."

Phil Neville

Former Manchester United defender at Deepdale

"Preston's players will be so excited. They have been building up for two weeks, and will have watched all the FA Cup games over the weekend waiting for their moment to come and it's finally here. The key message will be go out and enjoy themselves and that's precisely what Preston manager Simon Grayson will tell them."

How much?!

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Britain's most expensive ever footballer Angel Di Maria graces the Deepdale turf this evening - but who are North End's most expensive players?

Veteran striker Kevin Davies once went for £7.5m - no, he did! - but the League One club have not spent any serious cash on a player for a good few years now.

Their entire squad in action tonight were free transfers or loans.

League One v Premier League

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Cast your mind back to August, and Louis van Gaal's trip to face the MK Dons.

Like tonight, United were heavy favourites against a side from the third tier. Like tonight, the game was live on TV, like tonight it was a chance for 'the minnows' to impress in the shop window.

Nobody saw a 4-0 win for the Dons coming.

Could North End upset the apple cart again?

League One v Premier League

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Preston are in the race for promotion from League One this season, but on paper they have no chance of a result against the mighty Manchester United.

However, try telling that to the 20,000 or so North End fans at Deepdale tonight.

Bradford City - five places and 12 points below Preston in the League One table - have shown what can be done by disposing of Sunderland and Chelsea, and United have their own League One horror tale to remember this season...

Phil Neville

Former Manchester United defender at Deepdale

"It's all about getting the victory when you get to this stage of the FA Cup. When I was player the chairman used to come in the dressing room for games like these and say he could almost smell the hot dogs of Wembley!"

Team News

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Manchester United make five changes, as Robin van Persie misses out altogether. Wayne Rooney and Radamel Falcao start. Full team news to come.

Night on the tiles

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This is where Louis van Gaal's Manchester United players will be getting ready for tonight's game - the away dressing room at Deepdale.

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Andrew Flintoff, Sir Tom Finney, R2D2 (Kenny Baker), Lawro and killer Kilbane, Helen Clitheroe, creator of Wallace & Gromit Nick Park - Preston has more than its fair share of famous sons and daughters.

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But who is the most famous person - past or present - from your home town, city, village or hamlet? The more obscure, the better. Let's hear them.

Get in touch at #bbcfacup, pop on to the BBC Sport Facebook page or BBC Sport's Google+ area.

You can also text us on 81111 in the UK only - don't forget to say who you are and where you are texting from.

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To start the ball rolling, I was born in the same town as Neil Morrissey. Top that...

The last eight of this season's FA Cup have won the famous trophy 50 times between them, with Reading the only remaining side yet to win it.

The Royals are priced at 40/1 to end that streak this year, with Arsenal installed as favourites at this stage.

Mattress madness

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Dedication. Madness. It's a fine line between the two sometimes.

Selling a kidney is one thing, plus for example the story of Preston fan Dan Bull from Penwortham.

The slightly unhinged individual dragged a mattress to Deepdale last week at 2.30am and waited in the cold for the final 2,000 tickets to go on sale.

I don't know whether to applaud or be appalled...

Chris Bevan at Deepdale

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There were a few empty seats on view at some of the other FA Cup fifth-round ties over the weekend, but there is no chance of that being the case at Deepdale tonight.

One Preston supporter even flew over from South Africa offering to sell his kidney to get in - thankfully the Football Association stepped in to offer him a pair before he was able to offload any body parts.

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BBC News School Report

BBC News School Reporters Indigo, Harry, Lilli, Jonny and Daniel from Walton le Dale Arts College and High School in Lancashire are at tonight's game and report:

"Preston's players are entering the ground looking relaxed, signing autographs and taking pictures with fans."

BBC News School Report is a BBC project helping secondary school pupils around the UK to make their own news.

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Oliver Johnson: I make it a 3/7 chance of a guaranteed lower league team in the FA Cup semi-finals even assuming Manchester United win.

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England manager Roy Hodgson will make the draw ahead of Manchester United's fifth-round game at Preston.

It will be shown live on BBC One and on the BBC Sport website from 19:30 GMT.

Hodgson will be helped by Brian Finney, the son of Preston legend Sir Tom Finney.

The last eight

Before tonight's game though there's the small matter of the draw for the quarter finals. The ties will be played over the weekend of 7/8 March and Bradford fans will be pleased to know that they are all on live TV.

Here's the numbers in the hat:

1. Liverpool

2. Arsenal

3. Aston Villa

4. West Brom

5. Bradford City

6. Blackburn Rovers

7. Reading

8. Preston or Manchester United

Chris Bevan at Deepdale

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"It's a crisp clear winter's night in Preston, where fans are already gathering outside Deepdale, many pausing to take a picture of the famous 'Splash' statue of Sir Tom Finney outside the ground. Saturday marked one year since Sir Tom passed away at the age of 91 and North End boss Simon Grayson wants a performance tonight that would have made football's most famous plumber proud.

"This club has fantastic history and tradition," said Grayson. "It would be a fantastic way to mark what he did for this club with a good performance and hopefully a result for him."

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Gary Lineker

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"Deepdale. Home of the original invincibles, looking resplendent."

Mark Chapman

BBC Sport presenter

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"At a club with so much history this evening. Not sure about one of the exec boxes though"

"There's always a hero"

"You've got to go into a game like this and enjoy it," said Preston boss Simon Grayson this week. "Our players may never get the chance to play against the likes of Radamel Falcao, Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie again.

"The one thing you have to say to them before they go out is have no regrets.

"We know the task that's against us because of what they are and what they're capable of doing but we've got nothing to lose and they've got everything to lose.

"There's always one shock, there's always a hero, and hopefully it's going to be a Preston North End player."

History in the making

The original 'Invincibles' who dabbled with cricket and rugby in their early years and lost their first game 16-0 to Blackburn.

The home of Sir Tom Finney, of Graham Alexander and of Mark Lawrenson.

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Winners of the first double, champions of all four divisions of the Football League and a club who came close to joining the Premier League on four occasions in the 2000s.

Preston North End are steeped in footballing history. Is is time for a new chapter to be written?

Tonight Preston host Manchester United for the first time in over 40 years. It's live on the BBC. Time for another upset?