Who’s still up for the Cup? It’s very hard to say. When the Third Round began back in January the games kicked off a minute late so we could all have a short hard think about mental health.
And now here are the quarter-finals, three months overdue, with a reminder that life happens while we’re busy making other plans.
As Manchester City head to Newcastle – (BBC1, 6.30pm) – the key punting question is ‘who’s planning to turn up?’.
Pep Guardiola has some serious matters to ponder. They’re all supposed to happen in Lisbon in August, starting a handful of days after the Cup Final.
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