Forget Birmingham’s woes, Queiroz warns on-form United

MANCHESTER UNITED’S players have been told to ignore Birmingham’s worst defeat for 48 years when they tackle Steve Bruce’s ailing team tomorrow.

After the 7-0 home mauling by Liverpool on Tuesday, the last thing Birmingham would wish for right now is a meeting with the Red Devils, who have won five games on the trot since their own FA Cup defeat by Rafael Benitez’s men last month.

With Louis Saha, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo all in scoring form recently and Ruud van Nistelrooy desperate to make an impact after four successive games on the bench, the Birmingham fans who will form part of what could be the largest crowd ever for a United game at Old Trafford, will head up the M6 with an acute sense of trepidation.