The 18-year-old (left) was the standout player at Stamford Bridge as he put in a performance beyond his years to help Frank Lampard's romp to a brilliant 2-0 win over Jurgen Klopp's men.

SAMI MOKBEL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Chelsea reached the FA Cup quarter-finals following a 2-0 victory over Liverpool. Sportsmail rates the performances of both teams.

MARTIN SAMUEL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: It is often said that Ross Barkley keeps the ball too long. Here, he kept it just long enough to score the goal that sunk Liverpool.

Gilmour, 18, led the way for Chelsea in the win at Stamford Bridge, where Willian and Ross Barkley scored to lead Frank Lampard's men into the quarter-finals.

Chelsea booked their place in the FA Cup quarter finals after seeing off Premier League champions-elect Liverpool 2-0, thanks to goals from Willian and Ross Barkley.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: Pereira produced a finish Jamie Vardy would have been proud of to keep alive Leicester's chance of winning a major trophy.

Billy Gilmour's man of the match performance for Chelsea in their FA Cup win over Liverpool has seen calls grow louder to insert him straight into the next Scotland line-up. 

JACK GAUGHAN AT HILLSBOROUGH: De Bruyne missed Wednesday night's slender FA Cup victory at Sheffield Wednesday after landing awkwardly towards the end of the Carabao Cup final.

Frank Lampard's Chelsea side beat Liverpool 2-0 on Tuesday night in the fifth round and will have to see off the Foxes to reach the last four of the domestic cup competition.

Tim Krul had Spurs' penalty takers and the directions they would shoot listed on his water bottle ahead of Norwich's shock win on spot kicks in the FA Cup on Wednesday night.

Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul saved penalties from Troy Parrott and Gedson Fernandes as Tuesday's fifth round tie at White Hart Lane was settled in a shoot-out after a 1-1 draw.

Jan Vertonghen admits Tottenham must address the problem of goals they concede if they are to salvage something from their disastrous season after crashing out of the FA Cup on Wednesday.

Eric Dier's moment of madness in vaulting into the stands was sparked after he spotted his brother, Patrick, in a melee with a Tottenham fan who was trying to get the player's attention.

Eric Dier's confrontation with a Tottenham Hotspur supporter has been the talk of social media overnight following his outburst at the end of a FA Cup tie on Wednesday night.

Torreira was taken off on a stretcher early on during the 2-0 victory at Fratton Park following a crunching tackle from Portsmouth's James Bolton. The midfielder will see a specialist on Friday.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: There were only a few hours between Trabzonspor stating that Sturridge's contract had been terminated, and the specific explanation.

Harry Maguire is doubtful for Sunday's Manchester derby after missing Manchester United's FA Cup tie at Derby with an ankle injury.

The FA have launched an investigation into the extraordinary scenes when Dier vaulted rows of seats to drag his younger brother, Patrick, away after he became involved in a bust-up with a supporter.

The left-back has impressed in recent weeks and continued the good form by opening the scoring with a volley that deflected off team-mate Jesse Lingard before looping into the net.

While Manchester City's clash with Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough took place on Wednesday night, United's game at Derby County was the last of the eight ties on Thursday.

Shocking footage showed Manchester United fans subjecting Jesse Lingard to a torrent of abuse as he boarded the team bus after their 3-0 FA Cup win at Derby.

Carlo Ancelotti is braced for an emotional return to Stamford Bridge, but says Roman Abramovich never revealed why he sacked him as manager of Chelsea in 2011.

Frank Lampard believes top players deserve more credit for not snapping in the face of abuse from fans after Eric Dier clambered into the stands to confront a supporter.

Manchester United have condemned the fans who aimed verbal abuse at Jesse Lingard as he boarded the team bus after their FA Cup win at Derby County on Thursday night.

The police have opened their investigation into Eric Dier's clash with a supporter following Tottenham's FA Cup exit against Norwich on Wednesday night.

PETER CROUCH: The final game of the 2010-11 season was unremarkable. Tottenham played Birmingham at home and we won 2-1 thanks to a last-minute goal from Roman Pavlyuchenko.

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: The 30-year-old Gabon striker is in talks over a new contract and his demands represent more than a 30 per cent increase on his existing deal.

Frank Lampard insists Billy Gilmour will keep his feet on the ground despite the teen midfielder's star turn against Liverpool, where the Scotland youngster Gilmour produced a first-class performance.

Comparisons have been made to the infamous Eric Cantona kung-fu kick incident at Selhurst Park 25 years ago. But Tottenham ambassador Mabbutt dismissed that comparison as nonsense.

DANNY MURPHY: As a footballer, I heard a lot of things from fans they shouldn't be shouting. I caught a lot of stuff about my mum, my wife, my kids. But you still don't go into the crowd, full stop.

Roy Keane has slated Adam Lallana for being no match for Chelsea youngster Billy Gilmour, who the Manchester United legend heaped praise on after his Liverpool display.

Arsenal will be without midfielder Lucas Torreira for the remainder of the campaign after the ankle injury he sustained in the FA Cup against Portsmouth.

Leicester and Chelsea are set to open the action at lunchtime on the same day, and supporters can watch the encounter live on BT Sport 1.

Lucas Torreira has provided Arsenal fans with a positive update on his recuperation after he sustained a fractured ankle in the FA Cup win at Portsmouth.

CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: Not since 2000 have the Magpies been to Wembley. Here, they were potentially 90 minutes away, albeit with Manchester City as an obstacle.

The scheduling mayhem caused by the coronavirus pandemic could lead to next season's FA Cup and Carabao Cup being axed. Fixture pile up could lead to getting rid of them temporarily.

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata revealed former Red Devils manager Louis Van Gaal cried in front of his players during his time at Old Trafford.

Jesse Lingard has had his fair share of detractors to deal with over the years, but even he would have been taken aback by the abuse he received trying to board the team bus at Derby County.

IAN LADYMAN: The big clubs of this country will have no choice but to reshape the domestic game a little and they will seek to do it in a manner that suits themselves.

Lukas Podolski claims he was unfairly sidelined during his time at Arsenal but insists he had a positive relationship with the club including then manager Arsene Wenger.

Dier vaulted rows of seats at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to drag his younger brother Patrick away after he became involved in a post-match bust-up with a supporter but will face no action.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Sportsmail can reveal that IMG, who negotiated the lion's share of the £820million FA Cup contract, have withheld a payment relating to the quarter-finals.

The Italy manager won three trophies during his four-year spell at the Etihad including the FA Cup and the Community Shield.

JEFF POWELL: Bonetti's long battle with Alzheimers ended this Easter Sunday, at 78, and football is in mourning for a goalkeeper so acrobatic and gravity-defying that Chelsea did indeed call him The Cat.

The magic of the FA Cup has provided countless iconic moments and on this day 21 years ago it did just that when Manchester United took on bitter rivals Arsenal.

Michael Oliver has been keeping busy by providing a very modern take on Chelsea's 2-1 FA Cup final triumph over Leeds 50 years ago in the more than feisty replay at Old Trafford.

The 76-year-old, who played 726 games in 15 years at Elland Road, was admitted to hospital with Covid-19 earlier this month but failed to make a full recovery in devastating news for the club.

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: The FA Cup quarter-finals were postponed following the lockdown and will be played despite pressure to prioritise the Premier League.

The banner was a home-made affair, just canvas strung between a pair of wooden poles. It was unfurled by Leeds United fans at the FA Cup final in 1972, with the message: 'Norman Bites Yer Legs.'

Sportsmail columnists Danny Murphy and former referee Chris Foy look back at the 1972 FA Cup final in which the legendary Norman Hunter starred as Leeds beat Arsenal 1-0.