Wayne Rooney will come face-to-face with his former employers when he captains Derby against Manchester United in the FA Cup fifth round.
The United legend now plies his trade at Pride Park and has enjoyed a good start to life back in England.
The 34-year-old will now take on the Red Devils in an intriguing tie in the historic competition with the winner set to face Norwich.
Rooney scored as Derby beat Northampton in the previous round while United smashed Tranmere.
These two met in the Carabao Cup third round last season with Derby pulling off a brilliant penalty shoot-out win at Old Trafford.
Derby vs Manchester United: How to listen
The cup clash will get underway at 7:45pm on Thursday, March 5.
Full coverage from Pride Park will be exclusively live on talkSPORT, with our Kick Off show starting at 7pm.
Mark Saggers will bring you all the build-up before handing over to Jim Proudfoot and Stuart Pearce for our live commentary.
To tune in, just click here for the live stream or click the radio player below.
You can also listen through the talkSPORT App, on DAB Digital Radio or on MW 1053 or 1089.
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Derby vs Manchester United: Team news
Wayne Rooney will face his former club when United travel to Pride Park but Duane Holmes is out with an ankle injury and Tom Huddlestone is sidelined with a hamstring problem.
Krystian Bielik remains absent for the rest of the season after a serious knee injury but Ikechi Anya is closing in on full fitness after a long-term calf injury.
United duo Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James are set to miss the trip with what have been described as ‘little niggles’.
Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba remain absent, while Tim Fosu-Mensah and Axel Tuanzebe stepped up their return to fitness for United’s under-23s on Monday.
Derby vs Manchester United: What has been said?
Derby captain and Man United legend Wayne Rooney: “My time at Manchester United, I loved every minute of it. I am a Derby County player now and I want to win with Derby.
“For that 90 minutes, or 120 minutes, obviously I want Manchester United to lose.
“Everyone will understand that I want Derby to win in this game and after that I will go back to being a Manchester United fan and wanting them to win.
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“The one team I wanted was Manchester United. We were on the coach, actually, going to the hotel the night before a game when the draw was taking place and there was a cheer when United came out. It is a great draw for us.
“For us as a team it is a great challenge for us to come up against Manchester United, to see if we can beat them. It is a challenge but it is something we are all looking forward to.
“This is a game that is a big opportunity for us to go into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
“Obviously for Manchester United, there is this and the Europa League where they have a chance to win a trophy this season, so we know that they won’t be taking it lightly.”
