FA Cup quarter-final draw – Chelsea host Man Utd, Sutton could face Lincoln

Right, what a ruddy brilliant draw that was. On top of a marvellous draw for Lincoln City, there’s the mouthwatering prospect of Mourinho taking his Manchester United to former club Chelsea. Plus, Tottenham at home to Millwall and the chance for Middlesbrough to prevail at home.

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Lincoln City’s manager, Danny Cowley, speaks over the backdrop of that adapation of the Yaya/Kolo chant at Sincil Bank. “It’s a great draw,” Cowley says. “We wish Sutton all the best tomorrow, I genuinely hope they can do it.” He also says his team have been doing some prep before North Ferriby on Tuesday night.

The balls have been thrown into the pot by Owen Hargreaves. We are seconds away ...

A reminder of those all important numbers then:

1 Lincoln City 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 Manchester United4 Sutton United or Arsenal 5 Middlesbrough 6 Chelsea 7 Huddersfield Town or Manchester City 8 Millwall

The draw is in the, er, capable hands of Chris Sutton and Owen Hargreaves. Neither look exactly ready, but we are, and that’s all that matters.

Apparently, the Lincoln City supporters do the Yaya/Kolo chant for their manager and his assistant, Danny and Nicky Cowley. Say no more.

Sincil Bank, home to Lincoln City, is absolutely packed to the rafters, with the draw around 10 minutes away. Around 500 fans are at the ground to witness a historic quarter-final draw.

Manchester United will be No3 in the draw after beating Blackburn Rovers 2-1 at Ewood Park. Zlatan Ibrahimovic did the business off the bench. Might they have the lure of a Manchester derby to look forward to? City – or Huddersfield Town – are No7.

And Sutton United, who do not play Arsenal until tomorrow evening, have every chance of having another top-four carrot dangling in front of them inside the hour. It could be Manchester United. It could be Middlesbrough. Or it could be Millwall.

You just hope Lincoln City get the big draw they deserve. After all, they are the first non-league club to reach the last eight for 103 years. In doing so, they racked up their sixth FA Cup win of the season. And it is their first ever FA Cup quarter-final. The list goes on. A truly phenomenal achievement indeed.

Good evening, the FA Cup quarter-final draw will be underway shortly. And once Manchester United have dispatched of Blackburn Rovers, essentially. It will be bigger draw for Lincoln City than most, into the last eight after victory at Burnley on Saturday.

The numbers to look out for are as follows:

1 Lincoln City
2 Tottenham Hotspur
3 Blackburn Rovers or Manchester United
4 Sutton United or Arsenal
5 Middlesbrough
6 Chelsea
7 Huddersfield Town or Manchester City
8 Millwall