United goalkeeper Andy Lonergan has welcomed the break from league football this weekend - but insists there is no lifting of pressure for Simon Grayson's underdogs at Arsenal.

Leeds will head south boasting a good cup pedigree from recent meetings against Arsenal, Tottenham, and Man United and with the club currently sitting within touching distance of the Play-Offs and with promotion being the aim, the goalkeeper says there will be an expectancy of a good performance on the big stage.

"It's nice to have that little bit of a breather from the league and this is a different sort of pressure from league games," said Lonergan.

"Of course there's pressure on us because we're professionals and we put that pressure on ourselves because we want to go out and do the best we can for ourselves and the team.

"The outcome of the other games Leeds have had against Premier League teams over the past few years brings a bit of pressure too because there's an expectancy that we can do well, but this is a different Arsenal team and a different Leeds team to last year."

While the recent cup meetings with Man United have revolved around the rivalry between the two clubs, the clashes with Arsenal have a different kind of feel with the Gunners being one of the few clubs to be applauded from the pitch at Elland Road during the last decade.

"For me, Arsenal seem like the perfect club," conceded Lonergan. "They play football the perfect way. There's only a handful of teams play like that.

"When you play football for a living you tend not to watch as much as the fans because sometimes you need to get away from it, but if there's an Arsenal game or a Tottenham game on, they are clubs you want to watch because they play it the right way."

Having beaten Burnley at Elland Road on Monday to return to winning ways after a fraught few weeks, United will travel south with renewed confidence about the trip to Arsenal.

"You can't stress the importance of beating Burnley if you believe everything you read," said Lonergan.

"It keeps us in touch, we're one point off the play-Offs and people are happy again. It just shows how quickly it all changes.

"Barnsley was a horrible game all around and you don't want to dwell on it. The thing about the league is you always get a chance to redeem yourselves quickly and 48 hours later we did that.

"Of course it's changed the mood. On Saturday we came back to the training ground after the Barnsley game and went through the video and you're on a downer. Then you win Monday, come back in Tuesday and everyone is buzzing."

And Simon Grayson and his "buzzing" troops will now have the opportunity to test themselves against the cream of the crop in the Premier League when all hopes will be on a cup upset.

Lonergan added: "Can we get a result? Of course we can. You go there to enjoy it, but you don't enjoy it if you don't win."