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A look ahead to the FA Cup fifth-round clash at Ewood Park

Jesse Lingard and Craig Conway battle for the ball in the opening stages at Ewood Park (Getty)

Manchester United's FA Cup journey continues up the road at Blackburn Rovers, who will see this fifth round tie as a welcome distraction from their dismal league form.

Owen Coyle's side are second from bottom and two points adrift in the league, but victory against United would certainly give grounds for optimism and could be a season-defining moment.

Jose Mourinho’s men, meanwhile, are in full stride as they face their second cup fixture in four days. United have not lost an FA Cup away fixture against lower division opposition since 1984.

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It’s a big game for…

Wes Brown. The 37-year-old will be facing the club where he started his career and made over 200 appearances for in a 15-year spell. The Manchester born defender won the FA Cup with United in 1999 and 2004 and will be eager to get one over his old side.

Wes Brown as a Manchester United player (Getty)

Best stat…

The last time the clubs met in the FA Cup Manchester United won 2-0 in 1985.

Remember when…

Two goals from Mortem Gamst Pedersen were enough for Blackburn to record a shocking 2-1 win at Old Trafford.

Player to watch…

Wayne Rooney: The captain has been restricted to mainly appearances in cup competitions this season. Despite this, Manchester United’s all-time record goalscorer has still put in some impressive displays and has revelled in his role of pushing United through the stages.

He opened the scoring in the third round of the FA Cup and equalled Bobby Charlton’s record in the cruising 4-0 victory against Reading. With Rooney expected to line up for United at Ewood Park this weekend, his experience could well be the driving force.

Rooney is now United's top goalscorer (Getty)

Past three-meetings…

Blackburn 0 Manchester United 2
Premier League, April 2012

Manchester United 2 Blackburn 3
Premier League, December 2011

Blackburn 1 Manchester United 1
Premier League, May 2011

Form guide…

Blackburn: DWLWDL

Manchester United: LWDWWW

Key information...

Kick-off: Sunday 19 February, 4.15pm, Ewood Park.

TV: The match will be shown live on BT Sport 2.

Odds…

Blackburn to win: 19/2

Manchester United to win: 2/7

Draw: 41/10

[19 February 2017 16:36 · Joe Miles]

20 MINS

Herrera delivers a United free-kick into the box from a wide angle, but the headed attempt from Lingard fails to make a good connection. United now have a huge job to do. 

[19 February 2017 16:40 · Joe Miles]

23 MINS

Mkhitaryan finds Herrera on the right, but his cross into the box is dealt with by the Blackburn defence. The ball falls to Herrera once again on the edge of the box, who fires a powerful strike at Steele. That's only United's second attempt on goal, so far.

[19 February 2017 16:43 · Joe Miles]

26 MINS

Mkhitaryan goes for goal from long range, but the left-footed strike dribbles wide of the post. 

Mourinho looks on with an ungratified glow. If the scoreline remains the same until the interval, then I am sure he will have a few stern words to say during the break. With Ibrahimovic and Pogba lurking on the bench - he certainly has options.

[19 February 2017 16:44 · Joe Miles]

27 MINS

GOAL

BLACKBURN 1 - 1 MANCHESTER UNITED

It's all level at Ewood Park and it's Rashford with the equaliser. Mkhitaryan threads a delightful ball to an open Rashford, who collects the ball, skips past Steele and slots it into an empty net. 

Game on!

[19 February 2017 16:46 · Joe Miles]

30 MINS

Mkhitaryan fires a United free-kick into the wall. I was expecting him to do better from such a menacing position. 

[19 February 2017 16:49 · Joe Miles]

33 MINS

Blackburn started very well, but they appear to have gone off the boil here at Ewood Park. United have regained control and are continuing to dominate.

They are stringing the ball around between themselves here, with Blackburn just hunting possession relentlessly. 

[19 February 2017 16:50 · Joe Miles]

35 MINS

Yellow card: Williams takes down Young on the edge of the box.

[19 February 2017 16:53 · Joe Miles]

37 MINS

Mulgrew delivers a tantalising ball over the top to Conway, who picks up possession and goes for goal. It's close, but not close enough. His attempt flies over the bar. 

[19 February 2017 16:56 · Joe Miles]

40 MINS

Blackburn edge forward, with Lowe sending a menacing cross into the box. The delivery is headed into the path of Mulgrew, who goes for goal. His attempt is blocked, but it's promising to see from Blackburn as they continue to exploit the most minuscule weaknesses within the United defence.

[19 February 2017 16:58 · Joe Miles]

43 MINS

Martial leads a United attack, but his attempted pass to Lingard is over hit and the possession is picked up the Blackburn defence.