Manchester United to face rivals Liverpool in the FA Cup as fourth round and fifth-round ties are drawn

The Premier League’s joint leaders will go head-to-head in the FA Cup after Manchester United were drawn at home to bitter rivals Liverpool in the fourth round.

The two foes have met 17 times in this competition before with United having the edge – winning nine of those ties, drawing four and losing four.

However, Liverpool came out on top in their most recent back in 2012 – winning that fourth-round encounter 2-1 at Anfield.

Elsewhere, non-league Chorley will look to continue to make history in their fairytale Cup run when they host Premier League side Wolves.

League Two outfit Cheltenham will be aiming for an upset too when they entertain top-flight opposition too in Manchester City.

Crawley Town and Blackpool will be looking to claim more scalps after their third-round exploits too with ties at Bournemouth and Brighton respectively.

The fourth-round ties will be played the weekend of January 23-24.

Following that draw, the fifth-round draw quickly took place afterwards as the FA look to aid with fixture congestion.

Those ties will take place in midweek across February 9-11.

The full list of fourth and fifth-round ties are as follows…

FA CUP FOURTH-ROUND DRAW

Cheltenham Town vs Manchester City

Bournemouth vs Crawley Town

Swansea City vs Nottingham Forest

Manchester United vs Liverpool

Southampton/Shrewsbury vs Arsenal

Barnsley vs Norwich

Chorley vs Wolves

Millwall vs Bristol City

Brighton vs Blackpool

Wycombe vs Tottenham

Fulham vs Burnley

Sheffield United vs Plymouth

Chelsea vs Luton

West Ham vs Doncaster

Brentford vs Leicester

Everton vs Sheffield Wednesday

FA CUP FIFTH-ROUND DRAW

Fulham/Burnley vs Bournemouth/Crawley Town

Manchester United/Liverpool vs West Ham or Doncaster

Sheffield United/Plymouth vs Millwall/Bristol City

Chorley/Wolves vs Southampton/Shrewsbury or Arsenal

Barnsley/Norwich vs Chelsea/Luton Town

Everton/Sheffield Wednesday vs Wycombe/Tottenham

Swansea City/Nottingham Forest vs Cheltenham Town/Manchester City

Brentford/Leicester vs Brighton/Blackpool

By Chris Boxx