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Team News: Danny Welbeck replaces Robin van Persie, Joe Cole makes debut

Team News: Welbeck replaces Van Persie, Cole makes debut
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Danny Welbeck replaces Robin van Persie in the Manchester United starting XI for this afternoon's FA Cup tie at West Ham United.

Danny Welbeck starts for Manchester United in this evening's FA Cup tie against West Ham United.

Robin van Persie drops to the bench for the visitors as Sir Alex Ferguson opts to rotate his side for the trip to East London.

Shinji Kagawa, Tom Cleverley and Paul Scholes all start in midfield for United, who have a strong bench at their disposal at Upton Park.

Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia join Van Persie in a star-studded list of subs for United.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has handed Joe Cole a second debut at Upton Park after signing him from Liverpool in midweek.

Hammers captain Kevin Nolan returns from suspension for the home side, who stick with Ricardo Vaz Te and Carlton Cole in attack.

West Ham: Jaaskelainen, Demel, Collins, Tomkins, Potts, Joe Cole, Collison, Nolan, Vaz Te, Carlton Cole, Diarra

Man Utd: De Gea, Smalling, Evans, Vidic, Buttner, Da Silva, Scholes, Cleverley, Kagawa, Hernandez, Welbeck

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