FA Cup draw: Holders Chelsea will face Manchester United
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Manchester United will face Chelsea in a mouth-watering FA Cup quarter-final after Rafa Benitez's side progressed through their fifth-round tie.
Chelsea defeated Middlesbrough 2-0 on 27 February and will now face United in a repeat of the 2007 final.
Everton host Wigan after defeating League One Oldham in a replay.
Premier League champions Manchester City host Barnsley, while Millwall are at home to Blackburn Rovers in the only all-Championship tie.
Chelsea, who are looking to win the competition for a fourth time in five years, secured their place in round five with a 4-0 fourth-round replay defeat of Brentford. before defeating Boro in their fifth-round tie.
With Manchester City's Premier League campaign faltering and the club already out of Europe, manager Roberto Mancini knows the FA Cup takes on extra importance.
"Every team plays in the FA Cup like it is in a Champions League final," he said.
"The cup is an important trophy in England. Teams may change players in the Capital One Cup but in the FA Cup every team plays seriously.
"You could play in a final at Wembley in front of more than 80,000 people so that has to be good."
Blackburn sealed the weekend's biggest upset after they defeated Premier League giants Arsenal 1-0 at the Emirates. They travel to fellow Championship side Millwall.
The ties will take place on the weekend of the 9 and 10 March.
FA Cup quarter-final draw in full:
Everton v Wigan Athletic
Millwall v Blackburn Rovers
Manchester City v Barnsley
Manchester United v Chelsea
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Writing too, if I am completely honest.
You can criticise the BBC for not having respect for Reading and Middlesbrough, but what else is the headline going to be here?
Oldham may face Wigan?
Man City to play another home tie against a lower side?
Millwall and Blackburn drawn in cracker?
I thought not.
Think you'll find Oldham already dispatched the most hated club in England.
What a pathetic comment - ie all Chelsea fans are unintelligent. As with all other clubs, Chelsea fans will cover a broad spectrum of intelligence from genius to pond-life and their posts will reflect this. Whichever club you support, I can guess towards which end of this continuum you lean.
"As for Hart what was he thinking doing that advert for a shampoo????"
At a guess 'cha ching $$$$$$$$$$$'
Stranger things have happened. Just ask Bradford.
That reminds me...I wonder whether La Liga is better than the premier league....?
Look it up. Try the Daily Telegraph (I think). Possibly the Mail....
An independent panel reviewed every high profile decision from last season, penalties for and against, sending offs etc..
Had everything been given correctly, United would have won the league with a game to spare.....
Im sure you'll still want to believe the myths though....
And breath.....
@ESG
"Copernicus of football" your delusion of grandeur is staggering
Does anyone else think that Rio Ferdinand's tweets are ghostwritten? I know that his brother struggles a bit. Just saying.
If you'd posted that comment in 2010 it would have been mildly amusing, just for the record we've been there 3 times in the last 2 seasons!!
Where've you been living.... Outer Mongolia??
Because Chelsea were the winners last year, therefore they get the name of the article. Not arrogant, purely based on facts, and to create less confusion.