Chelsea will play host to Manchester City in the FA Cup’s round of 16, while Manchester United travels to third-tier Shrewsbury, the lowest-placed team left in the competition.
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When told of the draw, Hiddink, who won the FA Cup in his last temporary spell as Chelsea boss in 2009, said: “It is already a final”.
Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling, right, is tackled by Aston Villa’s Micah Richards during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016.
Manchester United’s reward for seeing off Derby County is a trip to New Meadow to face League One side, Shrewsbury Town.
Meanwhile, defending champions Arsenal will host Championship promotion favourites Hull City.
League One Peterborough battled to a 2-2 draw at West Bromwich Albion, and if they win through their replay they will head to Championship side Reading, who beat Walsall 4-0.
Arsenal won both previous encounters-the first in the 2014 final-and being at home will very likely make it three successive victories, though with the Tigers flying high in the Championship they should be full of confidence themselves.
And the two sides have recent history in the competition.
Blackburn hosts either Liverpool or West Ham, which drew 0-0 on Saturday, while Watford faces Leeds, which won the cup in 1972 before a famous defeat in the following year’s final to unfancied Sunderland.
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Fifth round ties have been provisionally scheduled to take place between February 19 and 22 and the winning clubs will pocket £180,000 from the FA prize fund.
