The Royals are the visitors to Old Trafford (KO 20:00 GMT) this Saturday evening with a place in the last 16 of the prestigious competition at stake.
To preview the game, Erik fielded questions from reporters at our Carrington training ground, including enquiries on the availability of Diogo Dalot, Jadon Sancho and Luke Shaw and the club's short-term plans for the likes of Zidane Iqbal, Facundo Pellistri and Brandon Williams.
You can now read every word from the first section of his pre-match press conference below...
Good afternoon, Erik, you will play against a team halfway down the Championship.