Manchester City is the only thing standing in the way of a soccer fairy tale in the FA Cup. Take away City and the clubs remaining in the famous old competition heading into this weekend’s quarterfinals have not won any silverware between them this century.

Manchester City are favourites to win this season's FA Cup and salvage something from a troubled season but the seven other clubs left in a wide-open draw may never have a better opportunity to win the trophy.

This weekend sees the FA Cup return, with eight clubs battling it out to reach the semi-finals - and there are plenty of surprise packages in the mix