Moyesy says:"We had one major chance in the first half and Marcus Bent should have scored it. You do not get too many chances against Manchester United, and you should take what you get. We passed the ball well but there were few chances. We played OK, matched United and gave them a game but we didn't have enough up front to really push them. We felt we had a really good chance at home, but it wasn't to be.

"We all understood it was a game of football. The crowd were great for the team and they showed plenty of respect.Any player going back to their old club can expect some stick, but I felt he handled it all very well." (20/02/05)

* Man ure fans singing their funny Scouse songs. Isn't their hero of the future a born and bred Mickey Mouser !

After convincing wins against Plymouth and Sunderland in the previous rounds, Everton now come up against the holders in the teatime clash. Moyesy as we know has one or two headaches with his selections, and will no doubt because of it, revert back to his favoured 4-5-1, in the absence of James Beattie. A bigger loss will be Tiny Tim who sits out his one game ban, but new boy Mikkel Arteta could get a run from the off. Ossie hopefully will be fit, but the Everton camp have kept quiet on the youngsters progress this week. If fit though, expect Ossie to start, as in recent weeks his creativity has been sadly missing. Joey should keep his place in the five man midfield. The back four at least will have a familiar ring to it, with Tony Hibbert returning in place of Nace, after he served his one game ban last weekend.

Another struggling with injury is Big Dunc, but if passed fit, only expect to see him on the bench, and used later in the game to give Ferdinand, and Brown a hard time.

Moyesy says: "Duncan Ferguson has a sore back which will probably rule him out. We also have the suspensions to deal with, along with a few other injuries. We are not short as far as getting a strong 11 for the game. But we might be short of options on the bench." (18/02/05)

Everton (from): Martyn, Wright, Hibbert, Stubbs, Yobo, Weir, Pistone, Naysmith, Osman, Carsley, Kilbane, McFadden, Bent, Ferguson, Arteta, Plessis, Gerrard.

Joggers Everton XI To Start: Martyn, Hibbert, Stubbs, Weir, Pistone, Kilbane, Carsley, Osman, Yobo, Arteta, Bent.

Lavo's Bet: £10 £10 Everton Half Time / Full Time (7/2)

Its well documented that the last time these two clubs met in the Cup, Everton came out victors in the 1995 Cup Final. No one gave the boys much of a chance that day, so can history repeat itself. United are flying at the moment, and look like the only team who can push Chelski all the way in the title race. The will he play, won't he play saga continues, but my feelings are that yes, Phil Neville will start as Sir Alex looks slightly forward to his sides clash with Milan on Wednesday evening.

Oh yes, young Wayne may play as well. He's not done too bad since he left the Blues prematurely to chase his dreams. But then again neither have Everton, so lets just get on with the game, and think of no other shenanigans.

United could welcome back Horses Head into the squad after a long injury lay off. Expect to see maybe one or two of their fringe players coming into contention, as is the norm in this competition for our Mancunian counterparts. If Ryan Giggs starts, he will this week be sporting a natty pair of maroon tights. This was not fair on Shittteehh last weekend, as they could not concentrate on their game, for pissing themselves laughing at Ryan's choice of suspenders. (18/02/05)