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Man United handed tough home tie against Liverpool

- Fixtures

MANCHESTER United will face old rivals Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in what is the pick of the ties.

Casemiro scored a last-gasp goal for United in their fifth round tie against Nottingham Forest while Liverpool's youngsters swept aside Southampto­n 3-0 at Anfield.

Current holders Manchester City will play Newcastle after both sides progressed on Tuesday evening.

The Premier League champions kept their quest for a second consecutiv­e Treble alive by winning 6-2 at Luton on Tuesday night while Newcastle needed penalties to knock out Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round.

Leicester’s reward for knocking out Bournemout­h on Tuesday night is a tie against Chelsea after they beat old rivals Leeds 3-2 in a thrilling game at Stamford Bridge.

Conor Gallagher scored in the 90th minute to break Leeds hearts following a brilliant fight back from Daniel Farke’s Championsh­ip high-flyers.

Elsewhere, Championsh­ip side Coventry will face Wolves after they beat fellow Premier League side Brighton 1-0 at Molineux.

The quarter-final ties will be played on the weekend commencing on March 16.

Wolves vs Coventry City; Manchester United vs Liverpool; Chelsea vs Leicester City; Manchester City vs Newcastle United

 ?? ?? Manchester United midfielder Casemiro headed in a late winner in the fifth round of the FA Cup
Manchester United midfielder Casemiro headed in a late winner in the fifth round of the FA Cup

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