Kevin de Bruyne will leave Manchester City in the summer but only after signing off by winning FA Cup
You know how it goes, fans revel in the Premier League elite being knocke out in the early stages of.
The FA Cup then start to grizzle as the prospect คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย of a final featuring two unfashionable clubs beckons.
In truth, the last final to feature a true minnow was way back in 2014 when Arsenal playe Hull and even that threw up unexpecte drama when the Humberside outfit race into an early two-goal lead before losing 3-2.
Since then, the showpiece occasion has largely feature Manchester United and Chelsea with a sprinkling of Liverpool and Manchester City, a dash of further Gunners’ glory and an unexpecte victory registere by Leicester.
This has a vintage year for drama, with United beating Arsenal in a penalty shoot-out at Emirates Stadium before the boot was on the other foot when they lost at Old Trafford to Fulham in another spot-kick thriller.
City boss Pep Guardiola has put through the emotional wringer by both Leyton Orient and Plymouth,.
Who cause the mother of all shocks when they humiliated Liverpool, while Carabao Cup winners Newcastle had a right old ding-dong at Birmingham before being outclasse on home soil by Brighton.
Preston are the only club outside the top-flight still in the running in this weekend’s quarter-finals and they look certain to be eliminate by.
Aston Villa, while the only one of the suppose big boys left in the hunt are City, who face a tricky trip to Bournemouth in Sunday’s other televise tie.
Saturday’s slate starts with the London derby between Fulham and Crystal Palace on the banks of the Thames before Brighton entertain Nottingham Forest on the south coast.
A final between the Eagles and the Seagulls would be fun because of their rivalry and Villa against City may work up a stack of interest but would any other combination really stir the imagination? There would certainly be those who would say it’s a substandard edition of the Wembley finale.