The Gunners stand five points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League table after beating Blackburn Rovers on Monday.

United in contrast are hurting following a derby defeat by Sven-Goran Eriksson's Manchester City.

It is little wonder Dutch international van der Sar wants to get back on track in the fifth round in front of their own fans on Saturday evening.

He said: "It is a massive game against Arsenal. They are usually tight games and always nice to play in.

"Like us they have great players, who want to play good football. If we play well and win it gives you a nice feeling .

"It will also give us an extra boost in that we can beat them to the title."