Man Utd or Liverpool land dream tie in simulated FA Cup draw but must beat bitter rivals first to book place at Wembley
MANCHESTER UNITED and Liverpool lock horns later today to book a place at Wembley for the FA Cup semi-final.
Rivals Manchester City and Championship side Coventry have both already secured passage into the final four following wins over Newcastle and Wolves respectively.
Leicester and Chelsea will be squaring off today at 12.45pm to decide the third semi finalist, before Northwest Derby rivals Man Utd and Liverpool clash at 3.30pm.
Ahead of today’s clashes, we simulated the semi-final draw.
And it was great news for Man Utd or Liverpool who have been drawn against Mark Robins’ Coventry in what on paper is the easiest possible tie.
It means one of Chelsea or Leicester will take on holders Man City in the other semi-final at Wembley.
But to decide which Northwest side is in the hat for today’s draw we first have the huge clash at Old Trafford.
It will be the 15th meeting between Man Utd and Liverpool in FA Cup history.
And there will need to be a result today, with no replays being played at this stage of the competition since 2016/17.
The last time the two sides met in the FA Cup was decided by a Bruno Fernandes free-kick at Old Trafford in a 3-2 win in 2021.
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In fact, the Red Devils have not lost to Liverpool at Old Trafford in the competition since an FA Cup 1st round replay 1921 in which resulted in a 2-1 victory for the Reds.
Man Utd have won the competition 12 times to Liverpool’s eight.
Man Utd also have the joint most final appearances with 21, while Liverpool have appeared 15 times in the final.
Today’s game is the first meeting between the two in the FA Cup quarter-final.
The semi-final draw is set to take place 15 minutes after the end of the match.
It will be free to watch on ITV 1 or or to stream on ITV X.
SunSport will have coverage of the entire draw through our live blog.
Man Utd or Liverpool are the number two ball in the pot.
Coventry are number one, Chelsea or Leicester number three and Man City number four.
Simulated FA Cup semi-final draw
Here's how our simulated draw went
Man Utd or Liverpool v Coventry
Chelsea or Leicester v Man City
Ball Numbers:
1 Coventry City
2 Manchester United or Liverpool
3 Chelsea or Leicester City
4 Manchester City