14 April 1999
VIDEO: Manchester United v Arsenal

It remains one of the greatest FA Cup matches of all-time - click here to watch highlights of a Villa Park classic.

Manchester United v Arsenal
The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON
Fifth Round Proper
Old Trafford, Manchester United FC
5.15pm, Saturday 16 February 2008
Live on BBC
Winning clubs will receive £120,000 from The FA
The FA Live TV fee is £265,000 per club
Click here to see the fixtures

Manchester United's clash with Arsenal this Saturday is without question the tie of the Fifth Round, but they will have to serve up something special to emulate their Semi-Final thriller nine years ago.

The top two sides in the Premier League have met 11 times in the competition - both have won five times although Arsenal's most recent triumph was on penalties in the 2005 Final - while the one draw spawned the wonderful replay at Villa Park in 1999.

Three days after the initial stalemate, David Beckham broke the deadlock on 17 minutes with a glorious arching strike which eluded David Seaman.

Arsenal drew level midway through the second half when Dennis Bergkamp's long-range strike took a wicked deflection past Peter Schmeichel.

In a pulsating last few minutes of normal time United battled to hold on after Roy Keane’s dismissal. Right at the death Arsenal were awarded a spot-kick but Schmeichel dived full-length to his left to beat away Bergkamp’s shot.

But the drama did not end there as Ryan Giggs scored an extra-time winner of breathtaking brilliance. The Welsh winger weaved his way through the Arsenal defence before planting a powerful drive into the roof of the Arsenal net.