FA Cup quarter-final draw: Lincoln City gets winner of Sutton, Arsenal
Lincoln City got a deserved draw.
The draw for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup took place Sunday, as Chris Sutton and Owen Hargreaves pulled 10 balls out of a pot. All eyes were on Lincoln, which defeated Burnley to become the first non-league club to reach the tournament's last eight in 103 years. In a mouthwatering draw, the Imps received the winner of Monday's fifth-round tie between Sutton United and Arsenal.
Around 500 supporters were at Sincil Bank, Lincoln's stadium, to witness the historic draw, according to the Guardian's Ben Fisher. "It's a great draw," Danny Cowley, the Imps' manager, said. "We wish Sutton all the best tomorrow, I genuinely hope they can do it."
Cowley says a potential game v #Arsenal is "great for everyone at the club" #Imps away to Sutton / #AFC - that game is tomorrow #Lincoln pic.twitter.com/0OqDEm0qb3
— Umar Farouq (@UmarOnline) February 19, 2017
Elsewhere, Jose Mourinho will take Manchester United to Chelsea, his former club. The Special One won the FA Cup with the Blues in 2006-07, and there's a chance for the Portuguese manager to exact revenge in the blockbuster tie after the Red Devils were thrashed 4-0 at Stamford Bridge in October.
Tottenham Hotpsur, meanwhile, drew Millwall in a tie that bodes well for Spurs if history means anything. The Lions, though, have already slayed three Premier League clubs: AFC Bournemouth, Watford, and Leicester City.
1967 - The last time Tottenham played Millwall in the FA Cup, they went on to lift the trophy that year (1966/67). Omen.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 19, 2017
Middlesbrough was given a chance to prevail on home soil, drawing the winner of the tie between Huddersfield Town and Manchester City.
The ties will be played between March 10 and 13.
Here's the draw in full:
Chelsea vs. Manchester United
Middlesbrough vs. Huddersfield Town/Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Millwall
Sutton United/Arsenal vs. Lincoln City