Man City to face Liverpool in FA Cup quarter-finals
Manchester City's English midfielder James McAtee (2R) celebrates scoring the team's eighth goal, his hat-trick during the English FA Cup third round football match between Manchester City and Salford City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on January 11, 2025. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP)
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Manchester City will face Liverpool in a blockbuster FA Cup
quarter-final, while quadruple-chasing Arsenal travel to Southampton.
Monday's draw for the last eight also handed Chelsea a home
tie against League One giant-killers Port Vale, who stunned Sunderland with a
1-0 win in the fifth round on Sunday.
West Ham, who beat Brentford 5-3 on penalties after a 2-2
draw on Monday, will host Leeds in the other quarter-final.
But it is City's latest showdown with rivals Liverpool that
is the stand-out tie of the round.
Pep Guardiola's side have already beaten Liverpool twice
this season, winning 3-0 in Manchester in November and earning a 2-1 victory at
Anfield in February.
It will be the first FA Cup meeting between the clubs since
Liverpool won 3-2 in the semi-finals in 2022.
Liverpool, 3-1 winners at Wolves in the last 16, have won
the FA Cup eight times, most recently four years ago.
Seven-time winners City, who beat Newcastle 3-1 in the fifth
round, last lifted the trophy in 2023.
Premier League leaders Arsenal advanced to the
quarter-finals with a 2-1 win at third tier Mansfield.
Mikel Arteta's men will head to Championship play-off
hopefuls Southampton, who enjoyed a surprise 1-0 win at Fulham in the fifth
round.
Quarter-final draw:
Southampton v Arsenal
Chelsea v Port Vale
Manchester City v Liverpool
West Ham v Leeds


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