Sir Alex Ferguson has demanded his Manchester United players banish any FA Cup hangover by beating Stoke on Tuesday.
The Premier League champions suffered a late 2-1 defeat by bitter rivals Liverpool at the weekend but get an immediate chance to return to winning ways with the visit to Old Trafford of Tony Pulis' men.
It is the start of a busy run of six games through until the end of February, including the resumption of the Europa League, in which Sir Alex Ferguson's men need to stay with leaders and local rivals Manchester City.
Roberto Mancini's men travel to Merseyside to take on Everton hoping to consolidate their position at the summit of English football - but Ferguson is more concerned with United's agenda.
"It's a big programme coming up for us," admitted Ferguson, in reference to Stoke at home, Chelsea away, Liverpool home, Norwich away and Spurs away.
"When I first looked at it, from the middle of January through to the end of February, it was quite a daunting programme. But then when you look back over the years, we've always had periods when you can say this is a must-win game and that's a must-win game. That's what we have to do this time."