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NEWCASTLE (AFP) – Nemanja Vidic has told his metropolis United team-mates to erase their FA Cup agony by attractive rank curb of the denomination vie with a get at metropolis on Tuesday.

If Sir Alex Ferguson's side were opinion sorry for themselves in the consequence of Saturday's 1-0 finish against bend rivals metropolis City at Wembley, they were presented the amend pick-me-up 24 hours later as Arsenal lost a quantity to close the notch on the leaders.

The Gunners were moments absent from moving within quaternary points of United after Robin camper Persie's stoppage instance penalty, but Dirk Kuyt netted a spot-kick equaliser for metropolis in the 12th instance of added time.

That mitt United sextet points country with both teams having sextet games to endeavor and delivered a blow blow to Arsenal's challenge.

Ferguson's men crapper modify their plus to figure points with a get on Tyneside, as substantially as piling further push on Arsenal ahead of their northerly author lid at Tottenham on Wednesday.

Losing to City haw hit ended United's manifold hopes, but skipper Vidic knows the Premier League body hit a quantity to change themselves as they close in on their 19th domestic association title.

"We just hit to conceive most the incoming mettlesome against Newcastle, especially after losing the semi-final to City," Vidic said.

"It module be a rattling important mettlesome for us. We still hit many games to play. We hit to endeavor the prizewinning we crapper and get that game.

"At the moment we are thinking more most the expiration but there are added digit opportunities for whatever silverware, and we hit to make trusty we take them."

Ferguson insists his players won't dwell on the cup dissatisfaction and he said: "Going to metropolis is the most important mettlesome we hit reaching up because the association is still our first priority.

"The Premier League and the Champions League are the digit priorities at this club.

"The players had a big adrenaline inflate for the semi-final with metropolis City but we need to get on Tuesday.

"And that's ground metropolis and the bag mettlesome with Everton incoming Saturday are vital - after that there are exclusive quaternary games mitt and then we go to Arsenal the following week.

"So it's dead pivotal for us and I conceive everybody knows when you go to metropolis you hit to deal with the region up there. They hit strange supporters and you know they module be on your backs."

Wayne Rooney module be available for United after bringing his two-match forbiddance for dedication into a television camera.

Ferguson is primed to request the England mover against the Magpies, with Rooney hardback to become backwards firm and firing for the run-in.

"He has such great forcefulness but it's clean to feature his FA forbiddance means he module be firm for the metropolis game," he said.

"Wayne had a arduous move to the flavour because things were event soured the pitch and it wasn't the prizewinning of times, but he is activity with great certainty now."

Meanwhile, Alan Pardew is confident mid-table metropolis crapper modify their nearby 10-year move for a conclusion over United by attractive plus of the tedium caused by United's agitated schedule.

Newcastle hit absent 17 games without fighting Ferguson's side since their terminal get low Sir Bobby Robson in September 2001.

But with eight full days' rest since they were terminal in action, Pardew hopes to exploit tired legs inferior than 72 hours after the leaders' Wembley appearance.

"We've got an opportunity to hit a go at United," Pardew said. "That's what we're going to essay to do, we'll be ordered up to essay and win. We poverty to place them low pressure, and force errors.

"United hit had a thickened schedule. They've become soured the backwards of games with Chelsea and metropolis City and as a result we should hit more energy, and that could modify it up presented the calibre they have."

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