Harry Maguire completed his Manchester United redemption in the 93rd minute by nodding in Bruno Fernandes’s spiralling free-kick from the left to sweep the holders into the fifth round. Before then, Joshua Zirkzee’s 67th-minute equaliser appeared the lifeline United needed to keep a shaky FA Cup defence alive.
Having bested Leicester City 8-2 on aggregate in United’s two previous meetings with their visitor, Ruben Amorim’s side were what they are near-constantly under him: seriously disjointed. Introducing the jet-heeled Alejandro Garnacho at the break transformed United’s fortune as he was key to Zirkzee’s strike. But United had diced with being eliminated by Bobby De Cordova-Reid’s first-half goal against opponents with 12 fewer points and candidates for relegation.
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Author : Jamie Jackson at Old Trafford
Publish date : 2025-02-07 22:01:31
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