Manchester Senior Cup Preview

United will go into the game slight favourites, despite City claiming a higher finish in the F.A Reserve League North. Home advantage should be a factor, but more importantly, the second-string Reds are unbeaten since January. They finishing the season off in style after a shaky opening which always left Sbragia with a mountain to climb if his side were to collect the league championship. Having said that, United's record against a strong City reserve side is poor this term, drawing once and losing twice.

Some of United's finest youngsters such as Kieran Richardson and Christopher Eagles will be put on display so too will Northern Ireland international Roy Carroll, who will feature in between the sticks.

Reserve player of the year David Jones and Young Player of the Year Jonathan Spector are both likely to appear in-front of a decent Old Trafford crowd also.

"It's the final and we want to win the cup," said reserve boss Ricky Sbragia. 

"It's at Old Trafford, which is a real plus for the players, and we're really looking forward to it."

I urge you to get down to Old Trafford if you can and cheer on the stars of the future as they look to win a well-respected local trophy against arch-rivals City. An excellent attendance of around 20,000 was at the Theatre of Dreams to cheer the youth team on to victory in the Youth Cup last season, so hopefully something similar will watch the reserves on Tuesday night. Supporters can pay on the gate, with .The game is also being screened live on MUTV.