Spurs await Blades if Wrexham overcome

SHEFFIELD UNITED face the enticing prospect of a home tie against Premier League Tottenham Hotspur – if they can get past Wrexham and reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.

John Egan scored a late equaliser as the Blades denied Wrexham a direct route into the next round on Sunday, and the pair will have to face each other again at Bramall Lane.

Leeds United – who overcame hosts Accrington Stanley at the weekend, will travel to either Fulham or Sunderland after the teams could not be separated in an entertaining 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

Sheffield Wednesday, meanwhile, will travel to either Ipswich Town or Burnley should they get the better of Fleetwood Town.

Elsewhere, Manchester City will travel to Bristol City for their fifthround clash, with the sides having not played each other since the Carabao Cup semi-finals in 2018.

On that occasion, Pep Guardiola’s men were triumphant, and they are among the favourites for this year’s FA Cup, having last lifted the trophy in the 2018-19 season.

Stoke host Brighton, who knocked out holders Liverpool with a late winner on Sunday, Leicester welcome either Blackburn or Birmingham, while Southampton play the winner of the replay between Luton Town and Grimsby Town.

The fifth round will be played during the week commencing February 27.

■ Manuel Akanji feels Manchester City have no margin for error as they bid to overhaul Arsenal in the title race.

Defending champions City trail the current Premier League leaders by five points, having played a game more, just over halfway through their campaign. With City also still competing in the FA Cup – after knocking out the Gunners last week – and their Champions League challenge soon to resume, there is plenty riding on most games.

Akanji (pictured) said: “Every game is important but in January and February there are a lot of games. The Champions League is coming back now, it’s another big competition and we can’t lose any games, we can’t drop points.

“We know that and that’s how we go into every game, to get the three points.”