Replay date set for Reds

United will play Reading in the FA Cup fifth round replay on Tuesday 27 
February, and Sir Alex insists his squad can cope with the unplanned extra 
fixture following Saturday's surprise 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

The Reds must journey south for the 20:05 GMT kick-off at the Madejski 
Stadium between tricky Premiership trips to Fulham on 24 February and 
Liverpool on 3 March. But the Reds boss said: "The replay is not a big issue 
for us.

"We have not got a big backlog of fixtures and we have got a terrific squad. 
We rested six players today and those who came in have all proved their 
worth.

"I thought it was a good team performance, we played some fantastic football 
at times, and it was a fantastic cup tie."

Although he's far from dreading a replay, the United manager admitted he was 
disappointed not to knock-out Reading at the first attempt. Especially after 
seeing Solskjaer, Saha, Ronaldo and Park all go close - but not close 
enough - to joining Carrick on the scoresheet.

"We regret the chances we missed," conceded Sir Alex. "I've always said 1-0 
is nothing really. You can lose a goal in a second and we lost one from a 
corner kick when they had only five players in the box, we had 10, it's 
amazing.

"I thought the chances we missed were a big break for Reading. They got a 
bit of that luck you get in the cup, sometimes it goes that way. But you 
also have to give credit to Reading. They worked hard, kept fighting and 
they are an honest team."

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