The Red Devils are one of six Premier League sides left in the competition, with only Swansea and Millwall left from the EFL Championship
After another embarrassing loss (another goal-less one at that), many of the Chelsea fans in attendance at Stamford Bridge Monday night made their feelings known about the current manager, Maurizio Sarri.
Manchester United moved on to the F.A. Cup quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over the Blues, as Sarri’s team continued to look lost at both ends of the pitch.
The Red Devils are one of six Premier League sides left in the competition, with only Swansea City and Millwall left from the EFL Championship. It sets up brilliantly for the next round in four weeks, with the four winners heading for a big day out at Wembley in early April?
Will both Manchester clubs make it? Can one (or both) of the two lower league clubs continue their dramatic runs?
F.A. CUP FIFTH ROUND RESULTS
QPR 0-1 Watford
Brighton 2-1 Derby County
AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Millwall
Newport County 1-4 Manchester City
Bristol City 0-1 Wolverhampton
Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Crystal Palace
Swansea City 4-1 Brentford
Chelsea 0-2 Manchester United
F.A. CUP QUARTERFINAL DRAW
(Matches to be played March 15-18)
Swansea City v Manchester City
Watford v Crystal Palace
Wolves v Manchester United
Millwall v Brighton
UPDATED F.A. CUP ODDS TO WIN
(Courtesy of us-bookies.com)
Man City 17/20
Man United 7/2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 9/1
Watford 11/1
Crystal Palace 14/1
Brighton and Hove Albion 16/1
Millwall 50/1
Swansea City 100/1
THREE STARS OF THE F.A. CUP FIFTH ROUND
Bersant Celina, Swansea City
The winger had a goal and an assist, as Brian Dzenis’ Swans rampaged into the quarterfinals with a 4-1 win over Brentford. Celina was the Whoscored.com Man of the Match with an 8.96 rating.
Phil Foden, Manchester City
The 18-year-old had two goals, to power the Cityzens into the quarterfinals. He was the Whoscored.com Man of the Match with a 9.09 rating.
Paul Pogba, Manchester United
He was all over the pitch, and played a role in the two biggest plays in the win over Chelsea. Pogba’s pin-point ball to Ander Herrera gave United the lead, then Pogba scored the second with a fantastic run into the box.
Looking for F.A. Cup value? Wolves or Watford could make a run
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(All matches 3 p.m.)
Tuesday
Liverpool vs. Bayern Munich (TNT and Fubo.tv)
Lyon vs. Barcelona (UniMas and Fubo.tv)
Wednesday
Atletico Madrid vs. Juventus (TNT, UniMAs, and Fubo.tv)
Schalke 04 vs. Manchester City (Galavision and Fubo.tv)
ODDS TO WIN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Man City 3/1
Barcelona 5/1
PSG 11/2
Juventus 7/1
Liverpool 9/1
Real Madrid 9/1
Bayern Munich 14/1
Tottenham 16/1
Athletico Madrid 20/1
Roma 66/1
Manchester United 100/1
Borussia Dortmund 150/1
Lyon 150/1
Ajax 200/1
Porto 200/1
Schalke 250/1
WHICH TEAM COULD HOIST THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TROPHY
While Manchester City and Barcelona have the best current odds to lift the UEFA Champions League trophy June 1 in Madrid, Alex Donohue of us-bookies.com is backing another team to make a run.
“PSG brushed Manchester United aside at Old Trafford without their two best players and in Thomas Tuchel have a manager who looks capable of fulfilling their potential,” Donohue said. “With Neymar & Cavani set to return, and Mbappe looking every inch one of the world’s best players (given their almost certain berth in the next stage, at as short as 1/200 to qualify,) the bookies may well have made a mistake in rating them at nearly double the odds of Man City, who they would give a serious game to over both legs with a full strength side.”
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