Drogba maintained his renaissance since the appointment of Guus Hiddink by netting his sixth goal of the campaign after 15 minutes.

Then Alex put the game out of second-division Coventry's reach 17 minutes from time after converting a cross from substitute Ricardo Quaresma.

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Manchester United's march towards a quintuple continued apace at Craven Cottage as Carlos Tevez helped sweep aside Fulham in a 4-0 victory to earn a place in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Tevez scored twice before half-time and his double helped explain why Sir Alex Ferguson's men might lift five trophies this season - nine of his 12 goals this season have come in cups.

Wayne Rooney added another just after the break to end any hopes Fulham had of a comeback in a breathless quarter-final, then Ji-sung Park added a fourth before full-time.