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12 facts to get you up for the cup

Ahead of Manchester United's Emirates FA Cup semi-final with Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, ManUtd.com picks out 12 facts about the club's last-four ties of the past...

Steel City start
Manchester United's first four semi-finals were all played in the same South Yorkshire city - two at Bramall Lane, home of Sheffield United, and two at Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday's ground. The latter was the most frequent semi venue for the Reds until relatively recently when Villa Park (11 visits) overtook it.

Treble top
Two United players have scored hat-tricks in FA Cup semi-finals - Stan Pearson in a 3-1 victory over Derby County in 1948 and Alex Dawson in the 5-3 replay triumph against Fulham at Highbury a decade later.