Derby v Manchester United

• Thursday March 5 – 1945 GMT kick-off on BT Sport

Prepare to hear the name Wayne Rooney mentioned a lot on Thursday night.

The England legend comes up against Manchester United having spent 13 years at the club between 2004 and 2017. He's since dropped down into the Sky Bet Championship and has somewhat boosted Derby's fortunes.

The issue is that they've just got too much to do to reach the play-offs with ten games remaining in the season. That could put them in a good position here, allowing more of a focus on the FA Cup.

One big positive of this Derby season has been their home form. Phillip Cocu's men boast the third-best home record in England's second-tier, with just two losses from their 18 fixtures.

The problem they've got is that United appear to be a side who are getting better under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's guidance. Recent trips to Chelsea and Manchester City have proven successful - extending their away unbeaten run to five games.

The two sides have met each other in cup competitions for three consecutive seasons now. Frank Lampard's Derby County (as they were known prior to Wayne Rooney's arrival) managed to secure victory on penalties in the Carabao Cup back in September 2018.

That match finished in a draw over 90 minutes and there's a strong case to be made here for the same outcome.

There is appeal in taking the 17/5 best price on this one needing extra time, even a potential for the near 6/1 on a Derby win, but the value lies elsewhere in a match that has too many questions surrounding the outright market.

Cards as ever provides good value, especially given the news of Craig Pawson's appointment as the referee. He's shown at least three cards in each of his last six games - a run that includes games involving Derby and Manchester United.

Sunday provided a nice 17/4 player to be booked winner and there's two prices that immediately jump off the page here.

The first involves Jayden Bogle. The Derby right-back finds himself as a 5/1 shot to be shown a card in this contest despite having seven on his tally already this season.

He was booked in Derby's 0-0 draw with Northampton in the last round, despite being a late second-half substitute, and returned to the starting XI in the Rams' 3-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday last time out.

Bogle could be in for a busy evening down his right side with Daniel James and Brandon Williams likely to provide United's attacking threat. The liveliness of that duo should see Bogle commit a couple of fouls that will catch the referee's attention.