Manchester United host Leicester City in the fourth round of the FA Cup as they continue their defense of the trophy. The title holders dispatched Arsenal in the previous round on penalties. While Ruben Amorim struggles to find consistency in the Premier League,

Leicester City will play their first-ever Old Trafford Emirates FA Cup tie against Manchester United this evening (Friday). The Foxes have competed in a game in the competition at the Theatre of Dreams before,

The fifth-round draw will be held after Spurs’ trip to Aston Villa on Sunday night, which is being broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer. Those fixtures will be held on the weekend of March 1/2. Exact dates and times will be confirmed following the draw, once broadcasters have decided which games will be shown on TV.

The FA Cup fixture will kick off at 8pm GMT on Friday 7 February at Old Trafford in Manchester. This fixture will be shown free-to-air on ITV 1 in the UK, with subscribers also able to watch online via ITVX. Coverage begins at 7.30pm.

Both teams need to win to boost confidence, but United boss Ruben Amorim really needs a good cup run to try and build momentum and belief in his ideas. United not only lost 2-0 at home against Crystal Palace on Sunday but they also lost influential defender Lisandro Martinez to an ACL injury.

Jonny Evans, who won the FA Cup with Leicester in 2021, is also expected to miss the game through injury. Mason Mount, who experienced defeat with Chelsea in that same final, is likewise sidelined.

There was a new face in Manchester United first team training ahead of their FA Cup fourth round clash with Leicester City on Friday night. Ruben Amorim will hope to see his side bounce back from their dismal home defeat to Crystal Palace last time out,