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London - Manchester United survived a scare to beat League One Preston North End 3-1 in the FA Cup fifth round on Monday and set up a mouth-watering quarter-final against Arsenal.

Scott Laird's deflected 47th-minute strike gave third-tier Preston the scent of a huge upset but United regrouped and goals by Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini and Wayne Rooney sent the Premier League side through.

United produced another laboured first-half performance under manager Louis van Gaal and they were stunned when Laird's speculative shot burst through goalkeeper David de Gea's grasp after hitting Antonio Valencia.

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