On course for the treble, Manchester City tackle Sheffield United on Saturday for a place in the FA Cup final.
It was an easier expected night in Germany as City breezed to a 4-1 aggregate victory over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final.
The 1-1 draw helped City stay on track as they enter their fifth consecutive FA Cup last four match.
They thrashed Burnley 6-0 in the last round.
Pep Guardiola’s side are peaking with a run of no losses in their last 15 matches including 10 occasions where they have scored three or more goals.
City lost 2-1 to Sheffield United all the way back in January 2008 which is the only time they’ve met in this competition since 1939.
The Blades are back at Wembley for the first time in nine years.
Their run includes a 1-0 win over Premier League side Tottenham, and while the lack of home turf makes this a different prospect, Paul Heckingbottom’s men are hitting form at the right time in every way.
Aside from putting them on the brink of promotion via second place in the Championship, a 1-0 midweek win over Bristol City means they have won six of their last seven matches.
Jack Grealish scored in last season’s FA Cup semi-finals against Liverpool. The England midfielder six most recent decisive goals at club level have all come during wins by a multi-goal margin.
