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03.03.2023 - 20:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City's FA Cup quarter-final tie against Vincent Kompany's Burnley will take place on Saturday, March 18.
The fixture will be broadcast live in the UK on BBC One and will kick off at 5:45pm. As a result, City's Premier League clash with West Ham United will be rearranged to accommodate the tie.
While a last-eight fixture is always special, City fans in attendance will no doubt be particularly keen to catch a glimpse of club legend Kompany in the dugout for the first time since he retired. The Belgian's Burnley side have enjoyed a stellar season in the Championship under his leadership.
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The Clarets currently find themselves top of the second tier, 12 points clear of second place Sheffield United having played a game more. Burnley's sensational form in the league has also translated into the cup.
So far, the Lancashire club have already overcome Premier League side Bournemouth as well as League One duo Ipswich Town and Fleetwood Town. As for City, they have had an altogether trickier run to the quarter-finals.
Having dispatched Chelsea and Arsenal in the third and fourth rounds respectively, Pep Guardiola's men beat Bristol City on Tuesday night to progress to this stage of the competition. The winners of the tie at the Etihad Stadium will make it to Wembley Stadium for the semi-finals.
Their opponents could be either Manchester United or Fulham, Brighton and Hove Albion or Grimsby Town, or Sheffield United or Blackburn Rovers.
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