Luck is a vital FA Cup ingredient when you are following a recipe for Wembley success - and Manchester United are enjoying a liberal dollop of it.
A third home tie out of four with the Old Trafford quarter-final against Swindon or Southampton is a generous intervention from lady luck.
But the Reds were given another helping hand as they showed another cup commodity manager Alex Ferguson believes is essential for a Wembley trip.
Fergie's Verdict
We had to dig a result out and were a bit nervous to begin with.
In the first 20 minutes we were playing the wrong way. We tried to keep feeding Eric Cantona but City played it tight with Nigel Clough sitting in front of the back four and so it was difficult to get the ball through.
Once we scored I didn't think we were ever going to lose it but it took us a long time to win it. We had so much pressure and possession and yet we never looked like we were going to get the breakthrough.
It was a good winning strike from Lee - that's his second in two games - and I hope that puts him on a song for a run now.
I decided to keep the wingers the way they had been for the last few matches but after five minutes I changed it round. I thought Giggs attacking Summerbee would be a better option for me.
Man of the Match
Nicky Butt. Driving runs and forceful tackling helped turn the tide.
