Gary Lineker’s brilliant reaction as Leicester City draw Manchester United in FA Cup

Manchester United head to Leicester Metropolis subsequent weekend for an FA Cup tie within the quarter-final stage of the competitors.

The draw was conducted on Thursday night ahead of the Barnsley vs Chelsea game and after Wolverhampton Wandererswere knocked out by Southampton at Molineux.

City will play United on the King Energy Stadium with a date but to be determined and the opposite ties see Everton play Manchester Metropolis, Barnsley or Chelsea host Sheffield United and AFC Bournemouth welcome Southampton.

Metropolis and United are battling it out on the high of the Premier League desk for a high 4 place paying homage to final season’s tussle towards the tip of the marketing campaign.

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United followers on social media have referred to as the tie ‘powerful’ and Metropolis and England legend Lineker seems to agree.

Solely two factors and one place separate Metropolis from United in second and the Boxing Day 2-2 draw noticed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s aspect give up the lead twice to Brendan Rodgers’ males within the East Midlands.

On the BBC‘s protection of Barnsley’s sport in opposition to Chelsea at Oakwell, Lineker rattled off the quarter-final ties that had simply been drawn out and acquired to Metropolis vs United earlier than pausing.

“Ooh…powerful,” he stated earlier than including of the draw as an entire: “In all types of various methods. It is a powerful one for Man Metropolis.

Shearer stated: “it is a good one, some good attracts in there – thrilling!”

Metropolis misplaced out to United on the ultimate day of the season to give up a spot within the high 4 that they seemingly had of their grasp and they’re bidding to make up for it this marketing campaign.

Metropolis haven’t crushed United since a 5-3 success in September 2014.