Manchester United vs Liverpool

Old Trafford sets the stage for a blockbuster FA Cup quarter-final tie between familiar foes Manchester United and Liverpool.

With Erik ten Hag’s future in Machester United at risk amid the club’s faltering bid to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League, the stakes are at an all-time high for the 12-time FA Cup winners. United recovered some confidence after a 3-1 derby humbling to Manchester City with a 2-0 home triumph against Everton last weekend, making it two wins in four home outings in 2024 (D1, L1). Despite that indifferent record and back-to-back meetings with Liverpool without scoring (D1, L1), the Red Devils will take the field in high spirits. Indeed, they’ve not lost an FA Cup tie against the Merseyside giants at home since 1921 (W5, D1), while they’re unbeaten inside 90 minutes on their home turf in this tournament since March 2015.

On the other hand, Liverpool maintained their dream of lifting a historic quadruple in Jurgen Klopp’s swansong season at Anfield with a stunning 11-2 aggregate win against Sparta Prague in the Europa League last-16. After last month’s League Cup triumph, the Reds are keen to replicate that success in the FA Cup and climb to the podium for the first time since 2022. Klopp’s high-flyers will make this relatively short journey in high spirits after only losing once in their last 21 matches across all competitions (W16, D4). On top of that, they’ve emerged victorious from their four most recent FA Cup quarter-final ties. Klopp is hellbent on making it seven progressions in a row, especially knowing his formidable H2H record against Man Utd since January 2016 (W7, D8, L3).