SIR Alex Ferguson showed he’s still keeping his eye out for future stars as he watched Manchester United’s U18s lose to Aston Villa in the FA Youth Cup semi-final. The legendary boss,

Manchester City are favourites to win this season's FA Cup and salvage something from a troubled season but the seven other clubs left in a wide-open draw may never have a better opportunity to win the trophy.

Preston North End are looking to achieve something no team has managed in 45 years - win the FA Cup as a team playing outside the top flight. They have won twice before - in 1889 and 1938 - and were beaten finalists in 1964. The last team to win the competition who did so when not playing in the top tier of English football was West Ham in 1980.

The statistics show that City have the Premier League's most forgiving run-in this season. In a competitive division, they may well need it

Man United resume their season against Nottingham Forest this evening and here are five things to look out for at the City Ground.

The match kicks off at 8pm on Tuesday 1 April at the The City Ground in Nottingham. The game will be shown on TNT Sports 1 with coverage beginning at 7pm. Subscribers can also stream the game live on Discovery+. You can purchase a TNT Sports subscription via discovery+ here, for only £30.99 per month.

Bournemouth have made a decision on whether to permanently sign Kepa Arrizabalaga when his loan transfer from Chelsea ends. Kepa became the world’s most expensive goalkeeper when he moved to Stamford Bridge from Athletic Bilbao in 2018 for a fee of £71million.

Everyone loves the magic of the FA Cup… until most of the big boys are out. No matter what they say the TV companies will be reeling and the FA for that matter, too. What a story it would be if Bournemouth went all the way to Wembley to lift the trophy.