FA Cup fifth round draw: Liverpool face trip to Chelsea, Wayne Rooney to face former side Man Utd

The FA Cup fifth round draw has thrown up some interesting ties following this week’s replays.

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League One Shrewsbury were beaten by Liverpool’s Under-23s last night and the Premier League leaders will now make the trip to Chelsea.

Meanwhile, Wayne Rooney will face his former side Manchester United in the fifth round of the FA Cup after Derby beat Northampton in their fourth-round replay.

Wayne Rooney spent 13 years at Manchester United before rejoining his boyhood club Everton in 2017.

Holders Manchester City will travel to Sheffield Wednesday.

Chelsea will host Liverpool after they overcame Shrewsbury in a replay, while Arsenal travel to League One Portsmouth.

All eight ties will be played across three midweek nights from 3-5 March.

Rooney, who is United and England's all-time record goalscorer, joined Championship club Derby County as a player-coach in January from MLS side DC United.

Now 34, he played 559 times for United, scoring 253 goals.

He won five Premier League titles and each of the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup once after joining from Everton for £27m in 2004.

Since leaving Old Trafford he has faced his former employers twice, losing both games during the 2017-18 season, while in a second spell at Everton.

Tottenham are at home to Norwich after beating Southampton in the final replay of the season.

FA Cup fifth-round draw:

Sheffield Wednesday v Manchester City

Reading v Sheffield United

Chelsea v Liverpool

West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United

Leicester City v Birmingham City

Derby County v Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City

Portsmouth v Arsenal.

The Match between will holds on Thursday, 5th March, 2020.

Why are fifth-round ties being played in midweek?

In a change to the usual format, all eight ties will be played across three midweek nights from 3-5 March, with no replays.

If any of the ties are level after 90 minutes there will be 30 minutes of extra time and, if necessary, penalties to determine a winner on the night.

It is the second season running that fifth-round replays have been removed from the competition in an attempt to alleviate fixture congestion.

In addition, the Premier League is having a mid-season break in February, with each team getting a weekend off.

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Four Premier League matches will take place on the opening weekend of the inaugural winter break, with six more the following weekend.

All 10 matches have different kick-off times, meaning none of the games will be played at the same time.

The schedule was agreed in June 2018 between the Football Association, the Premier League and EFL.