When is the FA Cup fifth round draw? Man Utd, Man City & Liverpool ball numbers, date, time & how to watch

Manchester United and Manchester City are focusing on FA Cup action this weekend as last year’s finalists look to book their spot in the fifth round of the competition.

United are the holders after beating City in last year’s final at Wembley. Pep Guardiola’s side were the favourites for the trophy after clinching their fourth-straight Premier League title but the Red Devils upset the odds to win 2-1.

Ruben Amorim’s side were handed a tricky third-round tie in the defence of their trophy as they travelled to Arsenal last month. United drew 1-1 after extra time despite playing over an hour with 10 men as they advanced on penalties. Things were more straightforward for City, who defeated Salford City 8-0 at the Etihad Stadium. In the fourth round, United welcomed Leicester City to Old Trafford on Friday night as Harry Maguire scored with virtually the last action of the game as he powered a header in after the hosts had trailed 1-0 at half time. Meanwhile, City made the trip to London to take on Leyton Orient.

Both Manchester sides are the favourites to progress to the fifth round from their respective ties. The last two FA Cup finals have been Manchester derbies.

What have the managers said?

United boss Amorim said of his options for the rest of the season ahead of Friday’s clash with Leicester: "We have to find players to play in the different positions. We can say in the way we play with Dorgu, we have one more winger to play in both sides. Of course, it’s going to take time so it’s not going to solve all the problems. We have to improve. We create chances, we don’t score. We have many shots inside the box and we catch [hit] always one player, so these small things, I think we can improve. I think Amad can score more, Bruno [Fernandes] can score more, even Kobbie Mainoo can score more, playing in that position a little bit further up the pitch. So, we have to improve as a team, we have a little bit more time. Let’s see in the end of the season."

On the challenges facing his side, City boss Guardiola said: “Always we have problems away in this competition in the FA Cup or Carabao Cup against teams from the Championship, League One, League Two we struggle. Every game is an opportunity.”

When is the FA Cup fifth round draw and how can I watch it?

The draw for the fifth round will not be held until Monday, February 10. It will be made live on the BBC's ‘The One Show’ at around 7.10pm. Kelly Somers will conduct the draw with former England and Arsenal players Alex Scott and Theo Walcott drawing the balls out.

For those unable to watch on BBC One, the draw will be streamed on the Emirates FA Cup social media channels of X, Instagram and Facebook. The fifth round will be played on the weekend starting Saturday, March 1 but games could be played on the Friday before. The quarter finals will be held at the end of March with the semi-finals to be contested in the final weekend of April. The final will be on Saturday, May 17.

City are the favourites with the bookmakers to win the competition with Liverpool second favourites. United, Newcastle and Chelsea are tipped as joint-third favourites.

Ball numbers

1. Manchester United

2. Leeds United or Millwall

3. Brighton & Hove Albion or Chelsea

4. Preston North End or Wycombe Wanderers

5. Exeter City or Nottingham Forest

6. Coventry City or Ipswich Town

7. Blackburn Rovers or Wolverhampton Wanderers

8. Wigan Athletic or Fulham

9. Birmingham City or Newcastle United

10. Plymouth Argyle or Liverpool

11. Everton or AFC Bournemouth

12. Aston Villa or Tottenham Hotspur

13. Southampton or Burnley

14. Leyton Orient or Manchester City

15. Doncaster Rovers or Crystal Palace

16. Stoke City or Cardiff City