This will be the seventh FA Cup tie between Manchester City and Liverpool; the Citizens progressed from the first two after replays in 1955-56 and 1972-73, but the Reds have since won each of the last four, most recently in the 2021-22 semi-final en route to winning what is their most recent FA Cup trophy.
Manchester City have already completed a Premier League double over Liverpool this season, and could win three successive meetings with the Reds in all competitions for the first time since March 1937 (4 in a row). Indeed, the last side to beat Liverpool three times in a single campaign were West Ham in 2015-16.
Manchester City have won each of their last 17 home matches in the FA Cup, while victory here would make this the outright longest home winning run by any side in the competition proper, surpassing Clapham Rovers’ 17 wins from December 1873 to February 1881.
Liverpool have progressed from 17 of their last 19 FA Cup quarter-final ties, although they lost 4-3 to Manchester United in their most recent in 2023-24. The Reds haven’t been eliminated from back-to-back FA Cup quarter-final appearances since 1967-68/1969-70 under Bill Shankly.
Manchester City have won each of their last 31 FA Cup matches outside of semi-finals and finals since losing to Wigan in the 2017-18 fifth round. They are looking to reach the semi-final for the eighth successive season – with their run of seven already a competition record.
Liverpool won 3-1 away at Wolves in the fifth round, but haven’t won two away games against Premier League opponents within a single FA Cup campaign since 2005-06, when they won at Portsmouth in the fourth round and Birmingham City in the quarter-final.
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has scored in each of his last three home games against Liverpool in all competitions; the only Premier League players (since 1992-93) to score in 4+ consecutive home appearances against the Reds are Chris Sutton (4 from 1994 to 1996) and Sergio Agüero (5 from 2013 to 2017).
Mohamed Salah has scored in each of his last three FA Cup appearances, including in a quarter-final against Manchester United in 2023-24. The last player to score in four consecutive FA Cup appearances for Liverpool was Emile Heskey in 2000-01 – whose run included a goal against Manchester City in the fifth round.