5th Round - confirmed Sunday 4pm kick off

[cityjo]

Think BT have first choice of matches

 

[almir]

I wanted them but at home, don't like it being away.

 

[mancity dan]

Has anyone ever faced just PL teams (in the PL era) away from home every round, and gone on to win the FA Cup?

 

[tonea2003]

can't say i'm too bothered to be honest, they are very beatable, as bradford proved last season,

 

[mikeyboy]

Chelsea will be more pissed off at being drawn against city than the other way around I'm sure. I fancy us to get thru.

 

[cibaman]

Or a Friday.

That's what we want, or better still Thursday. Maximum rest before the Kiev game. Scheduling City on the Sunday would be poor.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Interesting dilemma this.

They will no doubt field a full strength team away at PSG but do they then put out a weaker side for this tie and save legs for the next PL game ?

We will put out our strongest side for Kiev, since we are already in a cup final do we field a weaker side for this and save our legs for wembley ?

 

[Saddleworth2]

Interesting dilemma this.

They will no doubt field a full strength team away at PSG but do they then put out a weaker side for this tie and save legs for the next PL game ?

We will put out our strongest side for Kiev, since we are already in a cup final do we field a weaker side for this and save our legs for wembley ?

I think we will see a similar team to that that played AV. I would be absolutely fine with that and would give us a good chance of going through.

 

[shemnel]

not arsed, just get out there and beat them.

massive plus is Chelsea have to travel in the CL before the game, we dont, and clubs dont tend to do so well after an away game in Europe

 

[Viridian]

City get the one of the most difficult ties again.

Rags get the easiest. Absolute piss take.

i think the easiest possible game would have been for them to draw Shrewsbury at Old Trafford.

it's Arsenal who have, once again, found themselves with a comfortable draw in the FA Cup:

2014: Spurs (H), Coventry (H), Liverpool (H), Everton (H), Wigan, Hull
2015: Hull (H), Brighton (A), Middlesbrough (H), United (A), Reading, Aston Villa
2016: Sunderland (H), Burnley (H), Hull (H)...

compared to United:

2014: Swansea (H) / knocked out
2015: Yeovil (A), Cambridge (A) + replay, Preston (A), Arsenal (H)
2016: Sheffield United (H), Derby (A), Shrewsbury (A)

I'd rather have Arsenal's draws, wouldn't you? Going to tight grounds on bare pitches didn't do United any favours in the league last season.