Meanwhile, Women's FA Cup holders Chelsea needed extra time to beat West Ham 3-1 after trailing in a testing fourth-round tie.

Chelsea's Mia Fishel equalised with 20 minutes remaining following Viviane Asseyi's shock opener for West Ham, before Erin Cuthbert and Sjoeke Nusken scored in extra time.

It had been 1,204 days since Chelsea last lost a Women's FA Cup match, with Emma Hayes' side winning the trophy in each of the past three seasons.

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Manchester City's women's side had much less trouble navigating their way past Durham in the Women's FA Cup.

They cruised into the fifth round with a comfortable 4-0 victory over the second-tier side at Maiden Castle on Sunday.

Goals from Laura Coombs and Mary Fowler either side of a Jill Roord double sealed City's place in the next round.

Pat Nevin summed up Kevin de Bruyne's match-turning performance from the bench at Newcastle on Saturday as "something else".

The Belgian midfielder scored the equaliser and laid on Oscar Bobb's match-winning goal to help Manchester City to a 3-2 victory at St James' Park that moved them to within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool.

"His goal was fantastic," Nevin told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "Not many other players pass it in from 25 yards - they're all too busy trying to smash it or curl it in the top corner. Simple, just pass it in - absolutely beautiful.

"Every time he got the ball...he was doing dangerous things and putting balls into dangerous areas. He was seeing passes others weren't seeing.

"We know how great Bernardo Silva can be, we know how brilliant Foden is, and then you see the king De Bruyne come on. He's just got something else."

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We are going to round up the weekend's action in the Women's FA Cup shortly, but, to coin a Monty Phrase, now for something completely different...

Well, that is how former Everton and Chelsea winger Pat Nevin describes Kevin de Bruyne, while the Belgian midfielder's manager at Manchester City refers to him simply as "legend"...

So what do you think of Peter Schmeichel's comments? Can Manchester United's young players provide the club with a platform to challenge for honours?

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Peter Schmeichel
Former Manchester United goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

Over the course of the last two months, we’ve seen some really promising young players, Kobbie Mainoo for instance, enter into the team, so when you look into the team or the players available now, you’ve got some very exciting players. Also, Garnacho is only 20, Hojlund is only 20, you’ve got Pellistri there, you’ve got a crop of young players that are promising a lot for the future.

This is an opportunity. When it’s not going in the direction that you were hoping for this season, it is an opportunity to build a team that will do that in the future. Will the leadership go for that? I really, really hope that they are going to look at these players and think "so here is something that in a couple of years can be competitive".

Over the last 11 years, we’ve tried to buy the big players, tried to spend the big money. We now have a lot of players you can build on and hopefully, in the next couple of months and years, that becomes an investment in the future and not trying to blindly chase that top four position.

Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has urged Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag to allow 18-year-old midfielder Kobbie Mainoo to play with more freedom.

"Give him the keys, because when you look at they way he plays, his calmness, his maturity for his age, the positions he picks up, he’s somebody now," Wright told BBC's Match of the Day 2.

"I’m looking at Manchester United still playing counter-attacking football at home when you’ve got a player in midfield that can progress the ball and play the ball with such calmness, such fluidity. I’d love to see Mainoo where he’s in a situation where he’s then able to get the ball and just put it forward.

"At some stage, just let him play, let him be the orchestrator - progressing the ball and getting the ball and playing the ball - so that the front men, instead of having to continually try and run for transition, come and play, link play, one-twos. Start playing football."

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Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel believes the club can "reset" following the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

Ratcliffe recently purchased 25% of shares in the club and was in the stands at Old Trafford on Sunday to watch his first match since the deal was completed.

Erik ten Hag's side were twice pegged back after taking the lead in the 2-2 draw against Tottenham.

"It’s not good enough but what it is is an opportunity to, in a way, kind of restart," Schmeichel told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"We’ve now had Sir Jim Ratcliffe come in and, if it rectifies [the club's issues] - owning 25% and taking care of football business - that’s one opportunity."

The legendary United stopper added that, with young players such as Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hojlund and Kobbie Mainoo gaining experience in the first team, the club already has the ingredients needed to build a successful team in the long-term.

"I’m convinced we have the players that can create the next generation of a very dominant Manchester United team," he said.

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If you want more reaction to the weekend's Premier League action, Ben Haines is joined by former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha, ex-Tottenham player Stephen Kelly and ESPN’s Mark Ogden in the latest edition of the Football Daily podcast.

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery declared himself happy with his side’s season so far even if he was not entirely satisfied with only securing a point in a goalless draw at Everton.

And it is perfectly understandable as Emery continues the outstanding work he has done since succeeding Steven Gerrard as Villa manager in October 2022.

If Aston Villa fans had been offered third place in the Premier League, level on points with Manchester City and only two behind leaders Liverpool going into the mid-season break, at the start of this campaign they would have grabbed at it gratefully.

Emery, however, will feel frustration at only drawing with Everton because these are the games he may feel Villa should win if they are to serve their higher ambitions.

What is beyond doubt is that Villa are a club moving in the right direction under their shrewd manager and, backed by an ambitious ownership, there is every reason to believe that good times lie ahead for one of the great old clubs of the game.

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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery speaking to MOTD: "We conceded a few chances but in the last 10, 15, 20 minutes - and even in extra-time - we were keeping to our game-plan. We are increasing our performances. We are getting and feeling confident playing in the same style.

"In the 90 minutes we controlled the game. We tried to impose our position on the pitch - and more or less I think we did."

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Everton boss Sean Dyche, speaking to MOTD: "Aston Villa are a good outfit and they could have gone joint-top today. We continue to be a work in progress We've come out with a clean sheet against a top side.

"We had the best chance of the game and a couple of other chances. Overall, we'll take the clean sheet and the point.

"Our defending today was excellent. Second half they had a lot of the ball without really opening us up too many times. but we couldn't really find our game."

On the pitch, Everton ended a run of three consecutive Premier League defeats with a goalless draw at home to high-flying Aston Villa.

It was the first goalless draw in Unai Emery's 97 top-flight games - with previous club Arsenal and now Villa.

The result helped Everton move a point clear of the bottom three, while the visitors remain in third place, two points behind leaders Liverpool having played a game more.

Let's hear from both managers...

Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

Perhaps the most significant football event of the week will not involve a pitch or players - at least in the conventional sense.

The Premier League will confirm today whether any of the 20 top-flight clubs have breached profit and sustainability rules and if they have been charged.

The process has been streamlined to ensure charges are dealt with during the reporting period in question - to avoid the scenario they have ended up in with Everton, who were deducted 10 points this season even though their breaches took place outside the relevant reporting period.

Worrying for everyone at Goodison Park, Everton and Nottingham Forest are amongst those thought to be most at risk.

And, before anyone mentions Manchester City, their case is historic and so complicated, it would not have been part of the fast-track process even if those rules had been in place when they were charged.

In case you missed it earlier, Simon Stone, BBC Sport's chief football news reporter, posted an update on those potential Premier League charges for Everton and Nottingham Forest...

Under the Premier League's profitability and sustainability regulations, clubs can lose a maximum of £105m over a three-season period, or £35m per campaign, before facing sanctions.

Clubs that breach those limits are at risk of a fine or a points deduction.

Everton received an immediate 10-point deduction in November after an independent commission found the club's losses to 2021-22 amounted to £124.5m.

The punishment is the biggest sporting sanction in the Premier League's history. Everton's appeal is due to be heard before the end of this season.

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Everton boss Sean Dyche says is he unaware if the club are facing a new charge regarding an alleged breach of the Premier League's financial rules.

Reports suggest, external Everton and Nottingham Forest will learn on Monday whether they have been charged with breaking profit and sustainability rules in accounts submitted last month.

Everton are appealing against a 10-point deduction from a previous charge.

"You don't know until you know," Dyche said.

"The last time, the news came out of the blue. I'll explain further if and when the news comes through."

BBC Sport has a dedicated Everton page packed with news, analysis and fan views - get it here