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The FA Cup semi-final draw pairings have been confirmed. Manchester United took on Fulham on Sunday evening and were bidding to book another day out at Wembley, which they did in hectic circumstances. The Carabao Cup winners came from 1-0 down against a Fulham side who saw two players and their manager sent off in a wild second-half frenzy, with Bruno Fernandes (x2) and Marcel Sabitzer both scoring to put United through. Their reward is a semi-final clash with Brighton next month.
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Manchester City meanwhile confirmed their spot in the semi-finals for the fifth successive season with a 6-0 battering of Championship leaders Burnley yesterday. Vincent Kompany endured a grim return to the Etihad with Erling Haaland taking his tally for the season to 42 goals with a hat-trick.
And it was City loanee Tommy Doyle who helped Sheffield United into the semis earlier today. He scored a 91st-minute effort to see off Championship rivals Blackburn in a 3-2 thriller at Bramall Lane. That came after Oli McBurnie had brought the Blades level just 10 minutes earlier.
Brighton hammered League Two Grimsby 5-0 in the second quarter-final of the day with Evan Ferguson grabbing a brace. As a consequence the Seagulls are in the final four yet again after a day out at Wembley in 2018-19, though one that ended disappointingly with a 1-0 loss to Man City. Can they go one better this year?
Express Sport recaps the 2022-23 semi-final draw in full below...
Teams are waiting to learn their FA Cup semi-final draw (Image: GETTY)
Fulham have had manager Marco Silva sent off, while both Willian and Aleksandar Mitrovic have been dismissed too.
Willian was guilty of a handball on the line that saw him given a red while Mitrovic was also sent off for his furious reaction, angrily pushing the referee.
Bruno Fernandes has scored the resultant penalty and it's now 1-1 with plenty of time left for United to nick a winner.
Danny Murphy reacts to that draw in the BBC studio...
He says: "Man City will be pleased, they'll fancy themselves against anyone but especially against a team from the Championship.
"The other game looks the juicy one."
Ex-Brighton striker Glenn Murray adds: "It's a good draw. Any semi-final is a difficult game because all teams want to get to the final.
"It's going to be a brilliant afternoon for both clubs at Wembley."
And Murphy then says: "United have got to beat Fulham first. Even if Fulham were to beat United - which I hope they do! - then Brighton vs Fulham would be a hell of a game.
"Two teams who have had brilliant seasons and are playing well. The other game is a brilliant opportunity for Sheffield United to cause arguably one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup history."
There we have it then, if United beat Fulham we'll get a repeat of the 1983 FA Cup final which ended 2-2 before the Red Devils won the replay 4-0.
And both Manchester clubs will fancy themselves to win their semi-final ties.
If they do? We'll have an all-Manchester FA Cup final. Amazingly, despite the competition's rich history, that's a match-up we've never had in the showpiece occasion.
Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom has spoken out ahead of the Blades' semi-final draw. The Championship promotion hopefuls are the only team left in the competition who are not in the top flight.
Heckingbottom said: “It’s been a fantastic season so far and I am focused on capping it off, it could end up being an unbelievable one.
“It could be an unbelievable story, but it’s just a story everyone should enjoy, people should enjoy the position we are in the league and in the FA Cup semi-final.
“And we will take it game by game now. It’s going to be tight and intense.”
But which Premier League team will be their opponent in the last four?
Good afternoon and welcome to Express Sport's live coverage of the FA Cup semi-final draw!
The draw is coming right your way once Brighton's ongoing quarter-final match with Grimsby concludes.
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