Team News
Jimmy Kebe, Jem Karacan, Alex McCarthy and Danny Guthrie are all out injured for Reading. Shinji Kagawa, Nani and Nemanja Vidic are all out for United. Antonio Valencia has returned to training following injury and could make the bench. Rio Ferdinand could start after being rested in midweek. Paul Scholes is back following suspension.
Analysis
United will try to put in a convincing performance and establish themselves as a potential winner come May. They will go on the attack while Reading will play on the counter-attack. Reading will have to make the most of set pieces. They were outplayed by Villa on Tuesday and will have to perform much better to even stand a chance against United.
Previous Matches
Aston Villa 1-0 Reading
Wigan 3-2 Reading
Reading 2-1 Everton
Reading 0-0 Norwich
QPR 1-1 Reading
United 1-0 West Ham
United 3-1 QPR
Galatasaray 1-0 United
Norwich 1-0 United
Aston Villa 2-3 United
Previous Meetings
Reading 0-2 United
United 0-0 Reading
Reading 2-3 United
United 1-1 Reading
United 3-2 Reading
Prediction
Despite the fact that the previous meetings were close affairs, United should take this one easily.
Reading 1-3 United
