Aside from Pep Guardiola's City, this season's last four has an unfamiliar feel but all involved have their own motivation to lift the cup

In this eventuality, the eighth-placed team would miss out on European football next season. Manchester United, for example, won the FA Cup last season after finishing outside the European places in the Premier League and qualified for the Europa League and that meant Newcastle United were pushed out of European qualification.

Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Manchester City in the FA Cup today. This season marks the 144th edition of the world’s oldest cup competition, with Manchester United the reigning champions after they beat local rivals Manchester City in the final at Wembley.