The Red Devils booked their place in Sunday’s draw with a 2-0 home victory over Brighton & Hove Albion in the quarter-finals.
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The midfielder had injured his toe against Chelsea FC on Wednesday in a last-16 second leg fixture at the Nou Camp.
The match was played on Wednesday
The Nigeria international came off the bench to set up Riyad Mahrez for his side’s second goal before netting his first Premier League strike for the Foxes 14 minutes later.
The Blues picked up just a second victory in six top-flight outings – four of those ending in defeat
The Blues have suffered back-to-back league defeats and trail fourth-placed Tottenham by five points and seventh-placed Liverpool with nine matches remaining
Former Leicester midfielder Kante’s passing out came just 48 hours before the death of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori
The narrow winning margin flattered the defending champions, who did not register a single shot on target in an unambitious attempt at a smash-and-grab from Antonio Conte
The Gunners remain eight points adrift of fifth-placed Chelsea, but Brighton have moved into the top half of the standings with their third successive victory in the top flight
With one piece of silverware in the bag, Pep Guardiola’s side will be keen to secure a win against a top-four rival so they can take another important step towards clinching the title
The Belgian proved that he can be a big-game player by cancelling out Willian’s first-half opener within seven minutes, and later providing Jesse Lingard with the winning goal
Mane scored his first hat-trick for Liverpool in a 5-0 thrashing of FC Porto in their UEFA Champions League last 16 first leg tie last week
Willian sent Chelsea ahead just past the hour before Messi levelled for the visitors in the 75th minute to leave the tie delicately poised ahead of the return match at Camp Nou next month
The winger beat Leicester City midfielder, Wilfried Ndidi, and Lobi Stars forward, Anthony Okpotu, in the Nigeria Football Federation best players award held in Lagos
Twelve-time champions United, who beat Huddersfield Town to reach the last eight for a fourth consecutive campaign, are bidding for a second title in the last three seasons
Heading into a vital Champions League clash with Barcelona next week, Antonio Conte’s charges produced a clinical performance on home soil that also saw Olivier Giroud open his account for the club
The London side are faced with a tough run of fixtures ahead, but the coach said a strong Cup run was high on his list of priorities for the rest of the season
It was a result which eased pressure on coach Antonio Conte following two defeats for the champions
Thirteen points is the current gap on closest challengers Manchester United, whom they face for a second time in early April, but Pep Guardiola is adamant that the title race is not a formality with so many games still to come
Evra, who signed for the Hammers on Wednesday, has not played a competitive game since October 29 but is in the squad