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Leicester City will host Manchester United at the King Power Stadium in one of the best teams from the FA Cup quarter-final draw.
Both Brendan Rodgers and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be eager to advance to the final four of the competition, with neither boss having secured a first piece of silver at their respective clubs since their arrival.
The two teams have already met at King Power this season, and the Foxes finished United’s 100% away record in the Premier League this season during an entertaining 2-2 draw.
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Elsewhere, Manchester City are facing a tough ride to Everton after the Toffees dispatched Tottenham in a throbbing 5-4 win at Goodison Park in the fifth round.
Pep Guardiola’s team was kicked out of competition in the semi-final stage last season by eventual Arsenal, and a win over Carlo Ancelotti’s team will give them a chance to outperform their efforts in the 2019/20 campaign.
The Southampton team devastated by Ralph Hasenhüttl’s injuries will make the short trip to the other side of the south coast, Bournemouth.
The tie represents a glorious opportunity for the Cherries to reserve their spot in the final four of the competition, with the club enjoying a dramatic rebound in form since the arrival of Jonathan Woodgate as interim boss.
Chelsea, who beat Barnsley 1-0 on Thursday night, are drawn at home against Premier League bottom line Sheffield United. The Blues are now just three wins away from lifting the FA Cup and going one step further than Frank Lampard’s defeated finalists in the 2019/20 season.
Full quarterfinal draw
Everton vs Manchester City
Bournemouth vs Southampton
Leicester City vs Manchester United
Chelsea vs Sheffield United
All ties will take place on the weekend of Saturday 20 March 2021, with the winning clubs pocketing £ 360,000 for reaching the last four.