United old boy Stam eyes upset

Jaap Stam returns to Manchester United on Saturday with the Reading boss plotting an FA Cup giant-killing at the club that sold him when he fell out with then-manager Alex Ferguson.

The 44-year-old former hardman defender, who won three Premier League titles, an FA Cup and the 1999 Champions League during his three-year stay at United, has impressed in his first job in England, guiding Championship Reading to the cusp of the automatic promotion places to the top flight.

However, the Royals confront a United side which is FA Cup holder and is finally beginning to gel under boss Jose Mourinho, winning seven straight matches in all competitions.