How to follow the match: Monday night's Emirates FA Cup fifth-round tie is scheduled for 19:45 GMT and it will be broadcast live in the UK on BT Sport. You can follow it live via ManUtd.com’s live blog and our official Twitter account @ManUtd. MUTV’s Match Day Live programme starts at 18:45 GMT and the club’s official channel will also show the full game at midnight.
Scene-setter: Manchester United are clear favourites to win this first-ever match against Shrewsbury Town, yet victory against the relegation-threatened League One side is far from guaranteed with the Reds low on confidence after consecutive away defeats to Sunderland and FC Midtjylland.
Form guide: Louis van Gaal’s men have registered five wins, two draws and three defeats from 10 matches in 2016, a run of results that includes two FA Cup victories over Sheffield United and Derby County. Meanwhile, Shrewsbury are currently 19th in League One and sit just three points above the drop zone, yet they head into this game on the back of a morale-boosting 3-2 win at rivals Blackpool. They beat Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday in the third and fourth rounds of the cup.
Latest team news: David De Gea suffered an injury during the warm-up in Midtjylland and the goalkeeper could miss Monday’s match as a result, with Sergio Romero set to deputise again. Sam Johnstone, Marcos Rojo, Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, Antonio Valencia, Guillermo Varela, Ashley Young, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Marouane Fellaini, Adnan Januzaj and Wayne Rooney are also recovering from injuries. Donald Love, who made his senior debut in the Europa League on Thursday, is cup-tied due to his previous involvement in the competition with loan club Wigan Athletic against Bury. Shrewsbury's on-loan midfielder James Wallace has been forced out of action with a knee injury. Larnell Cole has recovered from injury and could play against his former club but another ex-Red, Richie Wellens, is cup-tied.
View from the dressing room: “It was a performance that wasn’t acceptable. We need to start rewarding these fans who travel this far and give us great support throughout the whole game. I think we all know that it wasn’t good enough.” - Chris Smalling, after losing at Midtjylland.
View from the opposition: “It's great for the fans. To get that last-minute winner [against Sheffield Wednesday], then sit around the telly on Sunday night and see us pull Man United, it doesn't get any better than that for any fan. You have people stopping you to shake your hand. It's great for the fans. It's a chance to enjoy it, to go and milk every moment.” - Shrewsbury manager Micky Mellon.
Opposition manager: Mellon is a former Scottish professional who spent his playing career with 10 different clubs, but made the most appearances with Blackpool, Burnley and Tranmere Rovers. His managerial career began at Fleetwood Town in 2008 for four seasons, followed by a caretaker spell at Barnsley ahead of his current reign at Shrewsbury.
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