Pep Guardiola says he is “the happiest man on this planet” when Kevin de Bruyne shines – but Manchester City manager cannot say whether the midfielder will stay in the club when his contract is at the end of the season.
De Bruyne hired Nico O’reily’s Equalizer and scored the last goal of City in her 3: 1 home victory against Plymouth Argyle of the second stage In the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday, he acted as a captain after remaining an unused replacement for two of the last five games of the Premier League.
“He is without a doubt one of the three to five best players in the history of this club,” said Guardiola ITV Sport, after the seven -time winners of the competition stayed on the pitch to reach the semi -finals for a seventh season in a row.
“Every time he plays well, I’m the happiest man on this planet. I’m sorry to tell you. He gave me many things to me. He played very, very well today. “
🗣️ “Every time (de Bruyne) cuts off well, I’m the happiest man on this planet.”
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– ITV Football (@itvfootball) March 1, 2025
Kevin de Bruyne contract
Since de Bruyne took part in a record fee of £ 54.5 million from Wolfsburg for a city council of Wolfsburg, he has won the Premier League six times, the Champions League once that FA Cup Twice and the EFL cup five times.
The Belgian playmaker signed his current deal as a two -year extension in 2021, but has had to struggle with injuries in recent years and had difficulties in 2024/25 to regain his best form.
On Friday, Guardiola confirmed that De Bruyne’s future would depend on the talks between the 33-year-old and the club, and after the victory over Argyle, added that “nobody knows” whether this would be the two-time Premier League player of the last campaign of the season at the Etihad stage.
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– Manchester City (@mancity) March 1, 2025
Last summer, de Bruyne said that he was “open to everything” and spoke of the huge wealth that he followed, as the former teammate Aymeric Laporte in the Saudi Pro League.
“He has had problems in the past year and a half, like many players,” said Guardiola at the beginning of this season. “It’s about how he will appear for us until the end of the season. His age and these things … The club has to think about it. “
Mann City Fa Cup record
The Spaniard seemed to be a suggestion that the FA Cup is the only trophy city that can win this season as an opportunity to defend his team’s record in competition.
“No team was (so many) times in a row in the semi -finals,” he emphasized. “We will see the draw and what happens.”
Nottingham Forest, who organizes on Monday (7.30 p.m.) in the fifth round in the fifth round Ipswich Town, is the only team in a higher league position than the city, which is still involved in the FA Cup this season.
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– Manchester City (@mancity) March 1, 2025
When is the FA Cup quarter -finals 2025?
The draw will take place on Sunday, March 2, after Manchester United, who defeated City in the 2023/24 final, achieved a third win against Fulham this season when the Cottagers Old Trafford visited.
This game begins at 4.30 p.m., so the earliest the draw may take place around 6.30 p.m.
All connections from the first round of the competition must be settled on this day, so there can be additional time and punishment if the score remains, which would drive the approximate time of the draw over 7 p.m.
FA Cup quarter-finals Draw: TV channel, online live stream
United against Fulham is shown by BBC SportWhich means that the drawing on BBC One becomes a screath.
Fans can follow the ceremony online and on the go via BBC IPlayer and the BBC Sport website, while the online channels of the football association will also bear reporting.
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– ITV Football (@itvfootball) March 1, 2025
FA Cup time plan: quarterfinal data 2025
Here are the rest of the data in the competition of this season.
Quarter-finals weekend on Saturday, March 29th
Semi-final weekend of Saturday, April 26th
Finale – Saturday, May 17th
FA Cup Fifth round and TV time plan for the fifth round
Sunday, March 2nd
Newcastle United against Brighton & Hove Albion (13:45 GMT) – ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV player
Manchester United against Fulham (16:30 GMT) – BBC One and BBC IPlayer
Monday, March 3rd
Nottingham Forest against Ipswich Town (19:30 GMT) – ITV4 and ITVX
Game. Sentence. Agree.
Haaland Up de Bruyne to send the city to the quarter -finals of the FA Cup.#Itvfootball | #Emirates facup pic.twitter.com/dcbajj9ruq
– ITV Football (@itvfootball) March 1, 2025
FA Cup 2024/25 prize money
Here are the numbers published by the published FA How much the winners and losers receive in different phases.
Third round – winner £ 115,000 / loser £ 25,000
Fourth round – winner £ 120,000
Fifth round – winner £ 225,000
Quarter-finals winner £ 450,000
Semi-finals £ 1 million / £ 500,000
Finale – £ 2m / £ 1m
