Manchester City v Liverpool kicks off FA Cup quarter-finals, Fernández latest and more – matchday live

<p>⚽️ News and buildup before Manchester City v Liverpool<br>⚽️ Get in touch <a href="mailto:matchday.live@guardian.co.uk">via email</a> or post your thoughts BTL</p><p><strong>The Women’s FA Cup is being played, too. Suzanne Wrack runs the rule over the ties.</strong></p><p><em>Arsenal v Brighton, Sunday 1pm</em></p><p><em>Charlton v Liverpool, Sunday 2.30pm</em></p><p><em>Chelsea v Tottenham, Monday 1.30pm</em></p><p><em>Birmingham v Manchester City, Monday 5pm</em><br></p><p>Peretz was inspired by the Germany goalkeeper as a boy – he had a giant photo of the 2014 World Cup-winner on his bedroom wall – but in Bavaria Neuer, who turned 40 last week, morphed into a mentor. “[It went] from admiring the players, to them becoming my friends and my teammates.</p><p>“I watched every single save [Neuer] made and then he was with me day by day and he became a friend,” Peretz says, recalling the emotions of their first encounter. “I was sweating all over, so nervous that I could not speak. I had goosebumps, everything.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/apr/04/manchester-city-v-liverpool-kicks-off-fa-cup-quarter-finals-fernandez-latest-and-more-matchday-live">Continue reading...</a>