Cristiano Ronaldo reunited with a couple of his former Manchester United teammates while on international duty with Portugal this week - finding particular joy in seeing Diogo Dalot once again.
18.03.2023 - 15:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United and Manchester City will be bidding to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup this weekend.
Both Erik ten Hag and Pep Guardiola's teams come into the domestic competition following brilliant European victories in midweek. City kickstarted the week with a whopping 7-0 victory over RB Leipzig, progressing 8-1 on aggregate.
United then secured their place in the Europa League quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over Real Betis on the night, 5-1 on aggregate. Attention now turns to the FA Cup as City host Burnley and United welcome Fulham to Old Trafford.
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Ahead of the FA Cup weekend, here is all you need to know about this stage of the draw.
The last eight of the FA Cup is the last round which is not played at a neutral venue. Both United and City were drawn at home against their respective opponents meaning that Manchester will play host to two ties this weekend, at the Etihad on Saturday and Old Trafford on Sunday.
From the semi-finals onwards, matches will be played at Wembley Stadium with the competing clubs receiving an equal amount of tickets for their fans.
There are no longer replays at this stage of the competition. Ties which are level after 90 minutes will go to extra-time and then penalties if they cannot be separated by the extra half an hour.
Should United and City get past Fulham and Burnley respectively, they could face each other in the semi-finals or one of Brighton and Hove Albion and Grimsby Town or Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers.
Players who have been booked in two consecutive FA Cup games in a row are suspended for the next round of the competition. Neither United nor City have players suspended for this reason but the Reds will be missing
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