Jesse Lingard and Craig Conway battle for the ball in the opening stages at Ewood Park (Getty)

Manchester United's FA Cup journey continues up the road at Blackburn Rovers, who will see this fifth round tie as a welcome distraction from their dismal league form.

Owen Coyle's side are second from bottom and two points adrift in the league, but victory against United would certainly give grounds for optimism and could be a season-defining moment.

Jose Mourinho’s men, meanwhile, are in full stride as they face their second cup fixture in four days. United have not lost an FA Cup away fixture against lower division opposition since 1984.

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It’s a big game for…

Wes Brown. The 37-year-old will be facing the club where he started his career and made over 200 appearances for in a 15-year spell. The Manchester born defender won the FA Cup with United in 1999 and 2004 and will be eager to get one over his old side.

Wes Brown as a Manchester United player (Getty)

Best stat…

The last time the clubs met in the FA Cup Manchester United won 2-0 in 1985.

Remember when…

Two goals from Mortem Gamst Pedersen were enough for Blackburn to record a shocking 2-1 win at Old Trafford.

Player to watch…

Wayne Rooney: The captain has been restricted to mainly appearances in cup competitions this season. Despite this, Manchester United’s all-time record goalscorer has still put in some impressive displays and has revelled in his role of pushing United through the stages.

He opened the scoring in the third round of the FA Cup and equalled Bobby Charlton’s record in the cruising 4-0 victory against Reading. With Rooney expected to line up for United at Ewood Park this weekend, his experience could well be the driving force.

Rooney is now United's top goalscorer (Getty)

Past three-meetings…

Blackburn 0 Manchester United 2

Premier League, April 2012

Manchester United 2 Blackburn 3

Premier League, December 2011

Blackburn 1 Manchester United 1

Premier League, May 2011

Form guide…

Blackburn: DWLWDL

Manchester United: LWDWWW

Key information...

Kick-off: Sunday 19 February, 4.15pm, Ewood Park.

TV: The match will be shown live on BT Sport 2.

Odds…

Blackburn to win: 19/2

Manchester United to win: 2/7

Draw: 41/10