Quarter-final classics

firm at the other end as an extremely difficult hurdle was successfully negotiated.

2005: Southampton (A) 4-0
AC Milan may have ended United's European hopes but the Reds took out their anger on the Saints with a stunning display. Roy Keane took only two minutes to score with a deflected drive and Cristiano Ronaldo doubled the lead before the interval. Paul Scholes added two more goals in the second half to complete a one-sided success.

2009: Fulham (A) 4-0
Carlos Tevez set the Reds on the road to a comfortable win at Craven Cottage with a far-post header and then netted a sublime solo effort by hammering past Mark Schwarzer from long range. Wayne Rooney stroked in number three before Ji-sung Park dribbled through the home defence to wrap things up nicely.

2011: Arsenal (H) 2-0
When the team-sheet was announced with seven defenders in the United line-up, few expected such a convincing win against Arsene Wenger's Gunners. Fabio pounced after Manuel Almunia kept out a Javier Hernandez header and Rooney nodded in a second after a move that owed much to