Both Manchester United and Liverpool played their fifth-round matches on Wednesday, and both teams advanced to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. This will be a highly anticipated battle between two of the most formidable rivals in the sport.

Following Manchester United’s victory over Nottingham Forest and Liverpool’s victory over Southampton, the two giants were matched with one other in the draw that took place on Wednesday. However, the matchup was not confirmed until after Manchester United defeated Nottingham Forest and Liverpool defeated Southampton.

Man City, the current holders of the FA Cup, will play host to Newcastle United in yet another matchup between Premier League teams.

And in other places, eight-time champions The leaders of the Championship, Leicester City, will be the opponent for Chelsea, while Wolves will play host to Coventry City.

The tier of the round, on the other hand, will be determined by the matchup between Liverpool, who have won eight times, and Manchester United, who have won a total of twelve times. Casemiro’s late header gave United a 1-0 victory over Forest, despite the fact that United had to wait until the very end to ensure their participation in the showdown.

Southampton, a team from the Championship, was defeated by Liverpool by a score of 3-0, despite the fact that Liverpool had a long list of ailments.

Defending champions City secured their spot in the round of eight with a resounding 6-2 victory over Luton Town. Erling Haaland made history by being the first player from a top-division team to score five goals in an FA Cup match since George Best scored six goals for Manchester United against Northampton Town in 1970.

The berths of Newcastle and Leicester City were also secured on Tuesday, with the former needing to win a penalty shootout against Blackburn Rovers and the latter needing to win their match against Bournemouth through the use of extra time.

Following their victory over Maidstone United, a sixth-tier team, in the fifth round of this season’s campaign, Coventry, who are now ranked ninth in the Championship, became the final team to be eliminated from the competition.

On the weekend of March 16, the quarterfinals will take place across the tournament.

FA Cup quarterfinal draw:

Wolves vs. Coventry City

Man United vs. Liverpool

Chelsea vs. Leicester City

Manchester City vs. Newcastle United