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MANCHESTER, England : Manchester United fought back from 1-0 down to overpower West Ham United 3-1 and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals as Premier League Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton suffered shock defeats on Wednesday.
Vincent Kompany will return to his former side as Burnley have been drawn to face Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Kompany won the competition twice during 11 years with City, but will now head back to the Etihad as manager of the runaway Championship leaders.
League Two Grimsby Town are into the last eight of the FA Cup after pulling off a stunning upset to beat Premier League Southampton 2-1 at St. Mary’s. Gavan Holohan was the hero for the Mariners, who defied their lowly position in the football pyramid to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time since 1939.
Scott Brown has no complaints with his Fleetwood team or the call that reduced them to ten men in their 1-0 FA Cup fifth round defeat against Burnley.
The quarter-final line-up for the FA Cup will be complete on March 1 when there will be eight teams still in contention to win the trophy. Blackburn, Brighton, Fulham, and Manchester City have already booked their places in the quarters after winning their ties on Tuesday evening, and Manchester United, Tottenham and West Ham are among sides also looking to progress.
Scott Brown is potentially two games away from an FA Cup semi-final date at Wembley - with the first of those two tests coming against an in-form Burnley side on Wednesday evening.
Manchester City and Manchester United will be aiming to continue their recent domestic cup success by booking their places as two of the last eight teams remaining in this season's FA Cup.
Manchester City and Manchester United will be aiming to continue their recent domestic cup success by booking their places as two of the last eight teams remaining in this season's FA Cup.