Of this seasons fa cup quarterfinals. Im joined by phil neville, three times an fa cup winner, the team has arrived and the have all of those whistles thatJose Mourinho would be arriving with no recognised striker but Marcus Rashford was off the bus, will he start . I think he will be, i think if he has travelled and hes in the dressing room, united had to play him. I think that unido ignite Centre Forward in the team and tonight is an fa cup game, and you had to score goals and im sure that Jose Mourinho will defend and have tactics to defend but you have to cause the chelsea back three to a problem. The trouble is chelsea, ten points off the lead, they have swept all before them. You think about what has happened back in october. Then united were humiliated . That was a turning point, i think he changed after that the style of the team, ithink changed after that the style of the team, i think he realised, you need to impose a self on the opposition. I think you will see a lot of the
Been for the keeper, the match could have been out of sight very early on. But the strikers were kept out by fingertips. United were stretched with a second red card. That would test tactics and temperamental. The first half was heated at goalless. Last season, canto was the sung here monks blesseds champions. His goal found the bottom corner and was worth a semifinal. And equaliser was almost scored. That was the only choice that united had. Chelsea have so choice that united had. Chelsea have so many all. Cost with the best. They miss was not so costly as united ran out of steam. B double is still on for the blues. That is what victory meant for them. What defeat meant forjose mourinho is difficult to tell. So meant forjose mourinho is difficult to tell. 50 sure it was a good to tell. So sure it was a good performance against a team. A very strong team. They had good players and the best scoring team in the league. For us it was pleasing to go in the next round and beat a greater opp
inflatable excitable. it s this sense of occasion which makes and remakes the fa cup s reputation, we re all reminded of its purpose because we can see how much it means to grimsby. league two grimsby wore salmon pink, premier league brighton in stripes. they keep finding and developing exciting players. evan ferguson, 18 years old, scored twice. surely a club with trophy potential. we all felt a little bit cruel when the score got to 5 0, but swapped the haddock for a seagull. the significance just changes hands. and goal of the day how about this from tommy doyle for sheffield united to knock out blackburn 3 2. he said it was his best goal ever. and who d argue? joe wilson, bbc news. here is the fa cup semifinal draw. manchester city, who hammered burnley 6 0 yesterday, will play championship side sheffield united, who beat blackburn 3 2 and brighton, who beat grimsby 5 0, will face manchester united. arsenal have extended their lead at the top of the premier league to eight points
goal of the day. tommy doyle. here is the fa cup semifinal draw. manchester city, who hammered burnley 6 0 yesterday, will play championship side sheffield united, who beat blackburn 3 2 and brighton, who beat grimsby 5 0, will face manchester united. arsenal have extended their lead at the top of the premier league to eight points after beating managerless crystal palace at the emirates, in the only match in the premier league on sunday. the gunners got off the mark thanks to a smart finish by gabriel martinelli. and that lead was doubled thanks to bukayo saka. arsenal were comfortable in the second half. granit xhaka made it three before palace, who sacked former gunners midfielder patrick vieira this week as their head coach, pulled one back. saka then completed the win, to make it 4 1 with his second of the day. mikel arteta s side now well clear of their nearest rivals, manchester city.
the robins ran in six tries at craven park, including two from forward elliot minchella. they are the first side into the semifinal draw, having last reached the final four of the competition in 2015, when they went on to lose the wembley decider 50 0 to leeds rhinos. leinster edged out connacht 26 21 in the only all irish tie of the last 16 of rugby union s champions cup. that was thanks to two tries from james lowe, and this match winner from hugo keenan. connacht s tries scored early byjohn porch and then by leva fifita, when the visitors were down to ia men, weren t enough. they will meet again in the second leg next friday. saracens thrashed brive 55 5 to advance to the knockout phase of the european challenge cup.