Sir Alex Ferguson is hoping Manchester United will enjoy a good
run in this season's FA Cup.
Last season, United were knocked out by Liverpool in the fifth
round, having reached the final in 2004 and 2005.
Aston Villa are United's third-round opponents on Sunday and
Ferguson is aiming to preserve his record of having never lost at
this stage of the competition.
Though his side are fighting for the Premiership and the UEFA
Champions League, he insists the FA Cup is also high on his
agenda.
"The FA Cup is the FA Cup," said Ferguson. "We are all looking
forward to it.
"Hopefully we can get a good run in the FA Cup.
"There's a great cup record from both clubs, so it should make it
an exciting cup tie.
"We want to progress and we want to do well in this cup. Hopefully
we can navigate this round."
Tomasz Kuszczak will replace Edwin van der Sar in goal against
Villa and Ferguson explained his thinking behind that
decision.
He added: "With European football beckoning next month it is
important Tomasz gets a bit of football.
"Edwin has been fantastic, but I think he understands we need to
give the boy some experience."