The Manchester sides will avoid each other in the FA Cup quarterfinal round as United visit Wolverhampton, while City to travel to Championship side Swansea City. Aside from United-Wolves, the other all-Premier League tie will be Watford hosting Crystal Palace. Millwall will host Brighton & Hove Albion in the other match pitting a Championship team against a Premier League side. The matches will take place between March 15-18 and can be streamed live in the U.S. on ESPN+. United's tie with Wolves will be their third straight in the competition as visitors to a fellow Premier League side, after beating defending champions Chelsea 2-0 on Monday. For City, they return to south Wales after defeating Newport last week. The Manchester derby (in Premier League play), originally scheduled to take place March 17, will be postponed to a later date. Overall, United have won the competition 12 times, one behind all-time leaders Arsenal. City have won it five times, and Wolves have four titles. The other contenders are seeking their first title.
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