FA Cup semi-finals: Manchester City to face Sheffield, Brighton to play Manchester United
Manchester City will face Championship side Sheffield United in the FA Cup semi-finals, while Brighton will play Manchester United.
Pep Guardiola’s City progressed to the last four with an emphatic 6-0 win over Burnley on Saturday.
City's striker Erling Haaland made headlines once again as he scored his second hat-trick in five days in the win over the Clarets.
Sheffield United beat Blackburn 3-2 on Sunday to seal their fate against Manchester City meaning Loan players Tommy Doyle and Jamie McAtee will not be permitted to play against the six-time competition winners.
Taking matters to their own hands, Brighton ended League Two Grimsby's dream run to the last eight with a fashionable 5-0 win at the Amex Stadium.
Deniz Undav opened the score line inside six minutes and 18-year-old Ferguson had a stand-out afternoon, scoring two before Solly March nodded in the fourth and Kaoru Mitoma scored the fifth.
Brighton’s trip to the semi-finals will be their third and leaves them in contention to reach their first trophy race since 1983.
In the last quarter-final match, Manchester United came from behind to beat Fulham 3-1 at Old Trafford.
Bruno Fernandez scored twice and Marcel Sabitzer was on target to cancel out Mitrovic’s opener early in the second half.
Both semi-finals will take place at Wembley Stadium across the weekend of 22-23 April.
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