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Arsene Wenger is not relishing Arsenal's FA Cup tie at Manchester United while Alec Ferguson expects a feisty encounter. Manchester United take on Arsenal on Saturday (February 16) in the FA Cup fifth round, a tie the Arsenal manager is not relishing and for which his United counterpart warned spectators to "fasten their seatbelts". The two are big rivals at the top of the English Premier league and there have been some high octane clashes between them over recent years. Speaking at a news conference in Manchester on Friday (February 15), United manager Alec Ferguson predicted: "It will be a normal Manchester United - Arsenal game, full of great commitment, feisty and competitive filled with a lot of football because both teams certainly play good football. Fasten your seatbelt!" Defending champions United trail Arsenal by five points in the league and Ferguson conceded his side face a difficult task in attempting to overhaul the London club, especially after losing at home to Manchester City last weekend, the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. ferguson said his players had a great desire to do better but added: "It's an uphill fight now to win the league, but it's certainly not beyond them, it's a good test for them now. But as I've always said, points will be dropped on the run in and we've got to ensure we don't drop many and that's the big challenge for us." Meanwhile, injury-plagued Arsenal are down to the 'bare bones' ahead of the away match, manager Ar...