Manchester City are favourites to win this season's FA Cup and salvage something from a troubled season but the seven other clubs left in a wide-open draw may never have a better opportunity to win the trophy.

Manchester City is the only thing standing in the way of a soccer fairy tale in the FA Cup. Take away City — the behemoth of the English game over the past decade — and the clubs remaining in the famous old competition heading into this weekend's quarterfinals have not won a major trophy between them this century.

Manchester City face Bournemouth in the FA Cup quarter-finals aiming to keep alive their last chance of silverware in a turbulent season.Suffering more misery at Bournemouth -- who have never reached the FA Cup semi-finals -- would be another ignominious moment in a brutal season for Guardiola.

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola says he values winning the FA Cup above playing in Europe. The Cherries host Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the competition on Sunday. The FA Cup winners are guaranteed a place in the group stages of the Europa League the following season.

All the latest football news and FA Cup build-up as Pep Guardiola, Oliver Glasner, Andoni Iraola and others speak to the media before this weekend's quarter-finals.