Manchester United vs Arsenal: When will the FA Cup replay be if it ends in a draw?

The sixth-round tie takes place at Old Trafford tonight

James Orr
Monday 09 March 2015 11:59 GMT
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A view of Arsenal's Emirates Stadium
A view of Arsenal's Emirates Stadium (Getty Images)

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Should tonight's FA Cup sixth-round tie between Arsenal and Manchester United end in a draw, the replay date at the Emirates Stadium will be on either Tuesday 7 April or Wednesday 8 April, at 7.45pm.

The would mean the replay could take place just 10 days before the semi-final.

Ahead of tonight's match, Gunners' manager Arsene Wenger says he is still "haunted" by Ryan Giggs stunning goal to win the game for Manchester United when they teams met in an FA Cup semi-final back in 1999. United then went on to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League treble that year.

"I can still hear the shouts of that team - they couldn't believe it because they were down to 10 men," Wenger said.

"They then won the title, just."

The semi-final draw will take place immediately following the game tonight, broadcast on BBC 1.

The Semi-Final draw

1 Liverpool or Blackburn Rovers
2 Bradford City or Reading
3 Manchester United or Arsenal
4 Aston Villa

Semi-final ties will be played on 18 and 19 April 2015 at Wembley Stadium.

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