Ruud van Nistelrooy back to Old Trafford as Man Utd draw Leicester in FA Cup fourth round & Plymouth land Liverpool tie

THE FA CUP fourth round draw served up some tasty ties as teams learned their fate for next month.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is heading back to Old Trafford after Leicester drew his former club Manchester United.

GettyThe draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup has been made[/caption]

Elsewhere, Plymouth Argyle have been rewarded for knocking out Brentford with a home tie against Liverpool.

In another huge tie, Chelsea travel to Premier League rivals Brighton.

And Aston Villa welcome Tottenham to the Midlands.

Everton take on Bournemouth in an interesting game.

Man City head to either Leyton Orient or Derby.

Another potential clash could see Championship rivals Leeds and Millwall clash at Elland Road.

League One leaders Blackburn will play host to Newcastle.

And Blackburn welcome Wolves to Lancashire.

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But for many, all eyes will be on Old Trafford, with Van Nistelrooy to return so soon after leaving.

And Ruben Amorim is looking forward to it, saying: “I talked with him before I came.

“I’m looking forward to speak with him. He’s a class guy but we need to win.

“Maybe we’ll be divided because he loves this club but we need to win.”

The fourth round games will take place early next month.

They will be played over the weekends of February 8 and 9.

TV games and kick-off times will be confirmed at a later stage.

But with all the games throwing up interesting conundrums, TV chiefs will have a tough time deciding which to pick.

FA Cup fourth-round draw in full

Games to played weekend of February 8 and 9

Man Utd vs Leicester

Leeds vs Millwall/Dagenham & Redbridge

Brighton vs Chelsea

Preston/Charlton vs Wycombe

Exeter City vs Nottingham Forest

Coventry vs Ipswich

Blackburn vs Wolves

Mansfield/Wigan vs Fulham

Birmingham vs Newcastle

Plymouth Argyle vs Liverpool

Everton vs Bournemouth

Aston Villa vs Spurs

Southampton vs Burnley

Leyton Orient/Derby vs Man City

Doncaster Rovers vs Crystal Palace

Stoke vs Cardiff

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