Following Tottenham's elimination from the FA Cup last night, midfielder Eric Dier ran into the stands to confront a fan who he said had been insulting him and his younger brother.

SO, it was Man United against lower league opposition in the Cup, and it was a six-goal winning margin to boot but, really, it was the mud what done it.

League One Shrewsbury have been handed a dream trip to Chelsea in the FA Cup fifth round if they can find a way past Premier League leaders Liverpool.

LET’S start by reminding ourselves of yesterday’s obvious prematch golden oldie: “That pitch looks so awful, it could be a real leveller; it might give United a chance”.

A pointless cup tie turned into a pointless replay, all of our own making. If the manager wasn’t peeling paint off the walls after that he never will, yet it summed up perfectly the entire club’s attitude to domestic knockout.

Tottenham booked a fourth round trip to Southampton after surviving a late scare in a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough.

Holders Manchester City will face Fulham in the FA Cup fourth round.

Forty years on, they still talk about those five minutes.

Jimenez pulled on the mask as he celebrated putting his side 2-0 ahead in their FA Cup semi-final against Watford, but their joy was short-lived.

The BBC and the Football Association have agreed a new four-year deal to show the FA Cup on free-to-air television until 2025, they have announced.

"Nothing like a clean sheet to welcome in the birth, eh Joe?"

Two Irish players were to the fore of tonight's FA Cup fourth round replays.

Holders Chelsea host last year's runners-up Manchester United in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

A man has suffered a slash wound to the face after "disgraceful" disorder ahead of an FA Cup match, police said.

Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City will not overpay in terms of wages to recruit their top targets.

Alexis Sanchez used this 3-1 FA Cup victory to mark his return as an influential footballer and become the latest player to experience a rejuvenation under interim Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Alexis Sanchez scored on his return to the Emirates Stadium as Manchester United saw off Arsenal to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup and extend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's winning start.

Here's how tonight's FA Cup third round replays went.

Having endured a frustrating 2018, the arrival of a new year has been welcomed by Sean Maguire.

Newport County 2 Leicester City 1

Preston1 Doncaster 3

Blackpool 0 Arsenal 3

Daniel Storey's talking points after the FA Cup weekend

Holders Chelsea are safely through to the fourth round of the FA Cup but Premier League Cardiff were victims of a giant-killing act by Gillingham.

It’s easy to believe the FA Cup has lost a bit of its shine after Arsene Wenger lifted the famous trophy three times in four years but still lost his job because it was the ‘only’ thing he won; but that doesn’t mean there aren’t clubs going into this year’s third round desperate to reach Wembley.

The draw for this season’s FA Cup took place last Monday — but did anybody really care, asks Paul Rouse.