Big guns kept apart in #FACup quarter-final draw

Pep Guardiola will hope his Manchester City team can avoid a repeat of Wigan’s shock 2013 FA Cup final victory in Monday’s fifth-round tie. Photo: Nigel Roddis/EPA-EFE

Pep Guardiola will hope his Manchester City team can avoid a repeat of Wigan’s shock 2013 FA Cup final victory in Monday’s fifth-round tie. Photo: Nigel Roddis/EPA-EFE

Published Feb 17, 2018

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LONDON – Four of the top Premier League’s top five were kept apart in Saturday’s draw for the FA Cup quarter-finals as Manchester United host Brighton, while Chelsea visit Leicester.

Tottenham Hotspur face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea, who need a replay after Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Hillsborough, should Mauricio Pochettino’s men overcome third-tier Rochdale on Sunday.

Manchester City continue their quest for a historic quadruple of Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup with a fifth-round trip to Wigan on Monday.

Should Pep Guardiola’s men avoid a repeat of the Latics’ shock 2013 FA Cup final victory, City will be at home to Southampton in the last eight.

The ties will be played between March 16 and 19.

FA Cup Quarter-Final Draw

Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea City v Rochdale or Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester United v Brighton

Leicester City v Chelsea

Wigan or Manchester City v Southampton

AFP

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