Stoke City: Potters gunning for more success
The 31-year-old played a key role in the win over the Gunners after he was recalled to give Stoke's midfield a more combative edge.
His call for more of the same at Old Trafford could be interpreted as a plea for his own selection.
But, with a chance to play in front of 75,000 people at stake, who can blame the likeable Senegal international?
"We need to play the same game we did against Arsenal, " he said.
"We have to try to be strong and aggressive to get some points.
"Like Arsenal, Manchester United don't like to be closed down, so we have to be strong.
"If we can be very solid and compact, we can do something."
Faye is speaking from some experience having been in the Portsmouth team which beat United at Fratton Park in both the 2003/2004 and the 2004/2005 Premier League campaigns.
He explained: "They've always had good players – I played against Roy Keane and Paul Scholes – but you just have to try to win every tackle.
"Ronaldo is the best in the world, I think, but I am looking forward to it. Whatever their team, we have to try to be strong to get some points."
Talk of Stoke being strong might bring a Gallic shriek from the Emirates, but Faye insists Stoke have nothing to apologise about for the way they set about Arsenal.
He added: "Everybody was very happy to win against Arsenal.
"When we saw the match again we were very happy because we were very compact, defended well, and Arsenal didn't have a chance to score.
"Arsene Wenger doesn't want to lose. Every time he loses he says something like a bad loser. Mourinho would say nothing, just congratulations for the other team.
"Arsene Wenger didn't need to say something about a tackle. If you want to win a game, you need to tackle."
Stoke's pursuit of Premier League points has also been helped by a Rory Delap long throw, which has contributed to seven of the 13 goals they have scored so far this season.
Some pundits and rival fans have been rather sniffy about the tactic, but Faye says Delap deserves as much credit as the most celebrated of free-kick specialists.
He said: "It is like having a David Beckham free-kick for England. This is the same and we look forward to scoring from the throw ins he provides.
"Players have done them before, such as Roberto Carlos. We have Rory and we are very happy with him."
Meanwhile, Amdy says there is no ill-feeling between his team-mates Abdoulaye Faye and Dave Kitson following their row during the second half of last week's match at Wigan.
"It was just a small thing," explained Amdy. "We didn't play as well against Wigan as we did against Arsenal. He was telling Dave that, sometimes when you lose the ball, you need to come back to keep the team compact.
"It was not a big deal."
– MICHAEL BAGGALEY
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