The Red Devils, who set up in an experimental 4-1-3-2 formation, always looked in control against a Leicester outfit that won the reverse fixture 5-3 back in September.

Sadiq El Fitouri who, despite only having made his debut for Salford City three weeks ago, has just signed for Manchester United.

Premier League Stoke City ran out 4-1 winners at Spotland Stadium thanks to goals from Bojan Krkic, Stephen Ireland, Victor Moses and Jonathan Walters, with Rhys Bennett notching for the League One hosts.

While the FA Cup continues to perplex football forecasters around the country, MM take a look at Greater Manchester’s five league clubs and their prospects for the rest of the season.

A superb defensive and goalkeeping display ensured Wanderers will host the Premier League big boys next month after they denied the Reds a heavily-tipped home win.

Maloney was nearing the end of his contract and after making 79 league appearances and scoring 14 goals, manager Malky Mackay decided the move was in the player’s and the club’s best interests.

Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United, currently sat in fourth place in the Premier League, travel to the 8,000 capacity stadium on Friday evening to take on League Two outfit Cambridge United.

Lampard was seen receiving treatment for a muscle injury before City took on Hamburg in an Abu Dhabi friendly but the 36-year-old asked his manager to let him play.

Colombian striker Falcao missed a hatful of gilt-edged opportunities on Saturday afternoon as United stayed in the top four, a point above Arsenal who turned over champions Manchester City.

The Football League have launched the search to find the best strike of the last 12 months with an eventual shortlist of ten efforts set to be shown on Sky Sports’ Soccer AM in March.

After a goalless first half Carl Winchester scored his first of the season with a curling 20-yard shot before Liam Kelly’s precise free-kick secured the points for the Latics.