The initial draw was made on Sunday 13 March but confirmation of the game's date and time had to wait until Manchester City's European fate was known. With the Blues going out of the Europa Cup on Thursday night (they lost 1-2 on aggregate to Dynamo Kyiv) the possibility of City having to play on the Thursday before the FA Cup semi-final disappeared.
The two sides have met seven times in the FA Cup so far, with United winning five and losing two. The last Manchester derby in the competition was a fifth-round tie in the year the Reds last won the trophy, 2004. Ruud van Nistelrooy's double, plus goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Scholes, sealed a 4-2 win on St Valentine's Day for Sir Alex Ferguson's men.
The other semi-final, Bolton v Stoke, will be played on Sunday 17 April.
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