{"id":657,"date":"2026-04-05T17:38:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=657"},"modified":"2026-04-05T17:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:38:33","slug":"shearer-makes-prediction-for-fa-cup-quarter-finals-arsenal-sent-huge-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=657","title":{"rendered":"Shearer makes prediction for FA Cup quarter-finals; Arsenal sent huge warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Alan Shearer has made a prediction for this weekend\u2019s FA Cup quarter-finals and has sent a Premier League title warning to Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p><em>Proper<\/em> football is back this weekend as the FA Cup takes centre stage over Easter weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City face Liverpool at the Etihad in the standout fixture, while Arsenal visit Southampton and Chelsea host Port Vale. In the final tie on Sunday, West Ham United face relegation rivals Leeds United.<\/p>\n<p>Pundit Paul Merson has already revealed his predictions for these four matches, <strong>with the former Arsenal star backing Man City to beat Liverpool 2-1. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shearer also thinks Man City will get the better of Liverpool and has even backed them to win the whole competition after lifting the Carabao Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe confidence and the belief that City will have after winning the Carabao Cup, and the way they did, will give them great belief and confidence to go again,\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/04\/03\/alan-shearers-fa-cup-predictions-including-man-city-vs-liverpool-27836656\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Shearer told The Metro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Man City v Liverpool: Prediction, team news and odds<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of talk about Pep, and will he be here next season? Obviously, there\u2019s a lot of talk about Liverpool and how poor they\u2019ve been.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor both clubs, there are huge talking points, but I think City will have enough to get through and I think they could go all the way in the FA Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal, meanwhile, will hope to recover from the huge disappointment of losing the Carabao Cup final when they face Southampton.<\/p>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"84d65181a95c24c4fea73e44b4e27a17\" image-id=\"ltKDRgYkWXJn\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: Big Weekend: Manchester City v Liverpool, Arsenal, Liam Rosenior, Jarrod Bowen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shearer has warned Arsenal that his former side could give them a \u201creally difficult game\u201d and suspects a loss could have significant ramifications on the Premier League title race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Arsenal will know and they\u2019ll understand how tough this fixture is against Southampton, particularly on the back of what happened two weeks ago in the Carabao Cup,\u201d Shearer added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone\u2019s looking at them, and the pressure is on them. I think Southampton could give them a really difficult game, and they are flying at the moment in terms of where they were to where they are now in the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they\u2019ll make it very difficult, but I think Arsenal will have enough to get through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Arsenal get knocked out, it would be incredibly tough for them, mentally, to go on and achieve what they want to achieve if they don\u2019t get through this weekend. 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