City and Villa ready to restore some FA Cup order

THE unpredictability and magic of the FA Cup is alive and well this season.

- by MARK PEARSON

Only Manchester City remain of the so-called 'big six' at the quarter-final stage, and given their indifferent form there is a massive opportunity for a different name to be on the famous cup come May.

However, Pep Guardiola's side have lost only one of their last 17 matches in the FA Cup - defeat to United in last year's final - and are still the team to beat (15-8 favourites) as they bid to land the famous competition for an eighth time.