Manchester United v Manchester City: Women’s FA Cup fifth round – live!

39 min: The Man Utd goalie Mary Earps claims a City delivery well, but then immediately coughs up possession with a kick from hand. United are exposed and White tries to head goalwards after a ball from the left wing. She can only get minimal contact on it, taking the ball away from Park who is lurking beyond her at the far post.

36 min: Leah Galton pulls off the latest bit of accomplished defending for the hosts as City break down the right. City immediately come again down the same wing, Bronze hitting an intelligent ball to the edge of the penalty area, but again there is no clear sight of goal for City.

33 min: Greenwood hits a fine raking pass to the right wing, for Park. Park fires a cross to the far post. City win a corner but again United clear their lines.

30 min: After a defensive slip, there is a glimmer of a chance for City’s Ellen White, who advances into space and into the Man Utd penalty area. Thorisdottir, however, is on hand to shepherd the England forward away from goal, a really assured piece of defending. Lauren Hemp then makes a dart down the City left but is double-tackled. Yet more good defending by Manchester United.

27 min: With United on the front foot again, Toone tries to turn two defenders in one hit with a lovely piece of skill in a central position, but is eventually crowded out of it. Toone then feeds her teammate Thomas, who finds space and shapes nicely for a low right-footed shot from the edge of the box. Roebuck dives to her left and saves comfortably enough.

24 min: Stokes and Hemp link down the City left. United’s defence is all present and correct and they repel the danger. At this rate Gareth Taylor, the City manager, is going to shake things up at half-time or soon after.

20 min: Perhaps surprisingly, City are yet to create a clear-cut chance. Which is a testament to how well United are defending. Thorisdottir in particular looks up for the challenge today and is a commanding presence in the centre of the Man Utd defence as they look to press high. The manager, Marc Skinner, did say he wanted his players to be more aggressive without the ball today. But can they maintain this level of pressing for the whole match?

17 min: City now win a corner. Greenwood bends a good delivery towards the back stick. It’s knocked back towards goal by a City head, but Earps claims it safely. There is plenty of noise from the home fans, delighted to see their side in front in Manchester.

Following that superb save by Roebuck from the snap shot by Toone, Zelem bends a corner in again, from the United left … and it curls straight in at the far post!! United lead and they deserve it on the balance of play so far. They’ve been on the front foot following a good first five minutes for the visitors. Roebuck won’t be happy with the defending, though, or indeed her own positioning as she let that ball drop straight into the net.

12 min: A cracking effort by Ella Toone, from an angle for Manchester United! Roebuck tips it over the bar, an incredible save!

9 min: Man United win a corner. Zelem hits an excellent ball into the danger area from the United left. City’s Lucy Bronze flicks it with her head at the near post – and Maria Thorisdottir is there for United at the far post as the ball arrives there, and heads goalwards but over the crossbar. Ellen White did just enough, in defence, to put her opponent off, although perhaps Thorisdottir would have hoped to do better.

6 min: The referee has a pointed chat with Katie Zelem after full-blooded challenge from the Manchester United player.

Arsenal have flown into a 3-0 lead away at Liverpool in one of today’s other ties, which kicked off at 12pm. Goals from Katie McCabe and Caitlin Foord and an OG by Rhiannon Roberts.

4 min: Ellen White hits a fairly speculative early shot for City which is straight at Mary Earps in the United goal.

2 min: With the team pushing up the pitch, Caldwell nearly gives the ball away in defence for United, but manages to recover the situation. City come again, and Demi Stokes races down the left wing. But United deal with the danger. City have settled into this quicker, however, and are passing the ball around with authority.

The players take the knee – there is no room for racism – and the game begins. Who will book their passage into the last eight of the women’s FA Cup?

Ellen White, the City captain, is wearing a yellow armband instead of white, to show solidarity with Ukraine following the Russian invasion.

The teams are out and we’re ready to go. It’s a cold and clear day and definitely on the breezy side in Manchester.

Marc Skinner, the Man Utd manager, speaks to the BBC: “It’s the mindset of today that’s going to be most important … we needed to be more aggressive without the ball [in that recent WSL loss].”

Skinner’s counterpart Gareth Taylor is asked if that 1-0 WSL win two weeks ago will make any difference: “It gives us confidence … for us it’s about reinforcing what we did really well … confidence-wise, I think it helps us.”

The Women’s FA Cup offers a chance to dream for players and fans of smaller clubs. We are following the journey from the first round proper to the final and ahead of the fifth round, we bring you photographer Judie Tingle’s visit to the City Ground for Nottingham Forest’s game against three time FA Cup winners Manchester City