Sam Allardyce has been named England manager on a two-year contract, the Football Association said in a statement on Friday.
Leaders Manchester United will meet Premier League rivals Reading in the FA Cup fifth round.
Liverpool's FA Cup match on Saturday is one of four all-Premier League tussles, with leaders Manchester United also hosting Aston Villa, Everton taking on Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth facing Wigan Athletic.
Alex Ferguson said his current squad is the best he has ever had since becoming manager at Old Trafford 21 years ago.
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has had successful surgery on a hip problem that effectively ended his season, he said on social media on Tuesday.
Reading snatched a 1-1 draw at Manchester United while Chelsea trounced Norwich City 4-0 to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Chelsea left back Ashley Cole will not need an operation on his injured knee and is expected to play again this season, the club Web site www.chelseafc.com said on Thursday.
Premier League leaders Manchester United outclassed bottom side Watford 4-0 on Wednesday to maintain their six point lead over Chelsea, who beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0.
Arsenal host EPL leaders Manchester United on Sunday.
Louis Saha restored Manchester United's lead in the Premier League in a 1-0 win at Blackburn Rovers after Chelsea trounced Watford 4-0.
Manchester United beat Watford 4-1 to reach their 18th FA Cup final.
Salomon Kalou headed a stoppage-time goal to give Chelsea a dramatic 1-0 victory at Watford.
Arsenal won 3-1 after extra time at Bolton Wanderers to reach the FA Cup fifth round.
Liverpool cruised past Watford 3-0 away to claim their seventh win in their last eight league games.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer struck in injury time to earn Manchester United a 2-1 home win over Aston Villa in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday.
The Manchester United winger is likely to miss the FA Cup semi-final against Newcastle because of a hamstring injury.
Cristiano Ronaldo's late header prevented the twice European champions' going down to their worst league defeat this century.
Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Portsmouth as their hopes of finishing fourth in the Premier League suffered a blow.
Jack Straw visits the Golden Temple and the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar.
Third tier Peterborough United produced the performance of the FA Cup fourth round when they twice came from behind in the dying minutes to earn a 2-2 draw at Premier League West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
The defending champions beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 to move to fourth place in the Premier League.
Sixth-placed Arsenal slumped to a 3-2 home defeat by West Ham United.\n
Premier League leaders Arsenal host north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the standout tie in the draw for the third round of the FA Cup made on Sunday.
Chelsea beat Portsmouth 2-0 while Arsenal easily got the better of Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in Saturday's EPL matches.
The Premier League leaders preserved their 11-point lead with a 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace.
And champions Arsenal face Blackburn Rovers in next month's FA Cup semi-finals in Cardiff.
Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester City and strengthened their hold on fourth place, England's second slot in the final Champions League qualifying round.
The Franchman is likely to miss the match on Wednesday due to a groin injury.
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