Drink to the fallen

As nervous a fan as I am, match day doesn't usually meet me with quite as much trepidation as today. On what should be a massive day for two FA Cup giants (11 wins against 8), there are major injuries doubts and more pressing matters (West Brom and Stoke respectively, scarily) in midweek and both managers are set to field weakened teams, albeit after Redknapp somewhat retracted his claim that he will field a weak side in fear of the consequences passed down by the FA.

I couldn't even guess at a line-up today. We need Vidic to play, other than that it's a pick and mix at the back. Ronaldo is being tipped to score by Ferguson, so does that mean he'll be on the bench a la Carrick against Chelsea? Tevez should start, perhaps with Welbeck against a weakened Spurs defence? Berbatov will be dying to play against his old employers, so he's the better bet. I'll stop there, it's pure guess work. A win for either team is better than a draw, we simply can't draw today given the injuries we have to the squad.

Right – I'm off to do what I do best and try to drink the nerves away.