Manchester United draw Brighton as big guns avoid each other in last eight
Manchester United have been drawn against Brighton in the last eight of the FA Cup, and will host them at Old Trafford in a repeat of the 1983 FA Cup final.
Two goals from Romelu Lukaku gave Jose Mourinho's side a 2-0 victory at Huddersfield in the fifth round on Saturday.
United will hope for a similar outcome against Brighton as 1983 when they won 4-0 in a replay at the old Wembley after a 2-2 draw five days earlier.
Leicester City will host Chelsea in ties to be played on the weekend of March 16-19.
Manchester City play Southampton on Monday night, and the winners will face a trip to Wigan Athletic.
Tottenham will need to get past Rochdale tomorrow in order to face the winner of Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea.
Full sixth round draw
- Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea v Rochdale or Tottenham
- Manchester United v Brighton
- Leicester v Chelsea
- Wigan or Manchester City v Southampton
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