Manchester United are out of the FA Cup but one former talent is looking to dump Marcus Rashford out in the quarter-finals.
Erik ten Hag guided Manchester United to FA Cup glory last season, beating Manchester City in the final at Wembley.
There is to be no repeat this season, with United already out of the FA Cup.
Fulham beat United in the last 16, securing a win on penalties at Old Trafford to set up a meeting with Crystal Palace.
FA Cup games return this weekend as the international break ends, but United fans will see some familiar faces in action on Sunday.
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Former Manchester United talent Will Keane to battle Marcus Rashford
Seven of the eight sides in the FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend are Premier League teams.
The one club outside of the top flight are Preston North End, who beat Burnley 3-0 in the last 16.
Former United talent Robbie Brady made himself the hero, scoring a stunning free kick to fire PNE in front.
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PNE meet Villa for a place in the semi-finals, meaning United loanee Marcus Rashford will be in action at Deepdale.
It’s almost 60 years since PNE made it this far in the FA Cup, and they will be looking towards another former United talent this weekend.
Striker Will Keane is expected to feature for North End, and he joined Brady on the scoresheet against Burnley in the last round.
Keane was a highly regarded talent at United and even won the Jimmy Murphy award, given to United’s Young Player of the Year, back in 2010.
Keane only ever made three first-team appearances for United though, and was offloaded to Hull City in 2016 after loan spells at Wigan Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday and PNE.
The Republic of Ireland international enjoyed his best spell with Wigan Athletic, smashing 50 goals in 128 games for the Latics.
PNE re-signed Keane in 2023 and he was superb last season with 13 goals in 40 games.
This season has been a little trickier with Keane suffering niggling injury problems throughout the campaign.
The 32-year-old will be desperate to make history and take PNE into the semi-finals whilst dumping Rashford out of the competition.
Sir Alex Ferguson saw big potential in Will Keane
Neutrals would surely see the romantic side of PNE potentially reaching the semi-finals and United fans may well side with Brady and Keane over Rashford.
Keane looked to be a real star emerging in the United ranks but a major knee ligament injury at the age of just 18 appeared to affect him.
Speaking after that injury in 2012, Sir Alex Ferguson was quoted by the Daily Mail as saying that his plan was for Keane to be in the first-team squad for the 2012-13 season.
“I’m very, very disappointed for the lad. He was in the first team squad for next season,” said Ferguson.
Keane had already made his Premier League debut at that point but spent a long time on the sidelines after his knee injury.
The chance for potential stardom at United had gone but Keane has carved out a fine career for himself in the EFL – and will be looking to secure a trip to Wembley this weekend.