(Newport County – Manchester United 2-4) An almost top United team really had to fight for advancement against England’s 84th best football team.
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“Humbling for United”, wrote Manchester Evening News-journalist Samuel Luckhurst.
“Wow. That is unbelievable. Don’t you just love the FA Cup?” signed up former national team player Danny Murphy BBC– the broadcast.
The home supporters chanted that United manager Erik ten Hag should be sacked.
Just and had Newport County – 76 places below Manchester United in the league system – gone from being 0–2 down to 2–2. What looked bleak, early on for the Welsh, had now turned into hopes of a massive cup bomb.
But United saved themselves when Antony scored his first goal in a United shirt since April last year, just over 20 minutes before the end. Rasmus Højlund finally put an end to it with 2-4 in overtime.
The team is guaranteed the 5th round in the tradition-rich tournament and will face either Bristol City or Nottingham Forest away from home.
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5th round, FA Cup
- Blackburn/Wrexham – Newcastle
- Chelsea/Aston Villa – Leeds/Plymouth
- Bournemouth – Leicester
- Liverpool – Watford/Southampton
- Bristol City/Nottingham Forest – Manchester United
- Wolverhampton – Brighton
- Sheffield Wednesday/Coventry – Maidstone
- Luton – Manchester City
The 5th round will be held in the middle of the last week of February.
Sea view
Hardly anyone thought that the excitement would last so long. Mon. United fielded a top team, so to speak. Only André Onana and Marcus Rashford were missing.
“Internal matter”, manager Erik ten Hag told the press before the game about Rashford. Yesterday The Athletic reported that Rashford had been reported ill after a nightclub visit in Northern Ireland.
– Newport made this a fantastic cup match, but I felt that we (United) had a bit more energy in store, says United’s title wholesaler Wes Brown on IN TV– the broadcast.
It didn’t really look like there would be any major problems for the visitors. After twelve minutes, United led 2–0 after great goals from Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo.
Ten minutes before the break, Bryn Morris ignited hope when he tapped in a long-range volley. Via the head of Lisandro Martínez and in the corner resulted in 1–2. Just after half-time, United did not agree to a transition when Adam Lewis hit Will Evans hard.
This time the finish also went through a stopper – Raphaël Varane – before the net was a fact.
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Halfway through the second half, Antony scored the match winner when he was first on a rebound after Luke Shaw tested the post.
Højlund got on the scoresheet after a lot of fumbling and fumbling in overtime.
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Published: 28.01.24 at 19:27
Updated: 28.01.24 at 20:33