By Sam Carney 09 1월 2024 09:02
Manchester United advanced to the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup with a confident 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic on Monday evening.
Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes were among the scorers in a game that United could have won by a bigger margin.
Wigan goalkeeper Sam Tickle stopped most of United’s 14 shots on target. After Andre Onana blocked Tero Asgor’s shot right at the start of the game, he could virtually just watch the game.
Introducing the key points of this season’s FA Cup third round match….
Wigan, it’s been a while!
United won 4-0 in January 2013, five months before Wigan were relegated from the top flight. What’s more memorable is that they haven’t met since Wigan won the FA Cup for the first and only time in the club’s history. Wigan have had a difficult time since then and are now playing in League One. The visit of Eric ten Haag’s Manchester United brought back memories of the club’s heyday and sold out matches. There were some familiar faces in the Wigan squad, with Sean Maloney, the scorer in the 2012 win over Manchester United, now manager and cup final man of the match Callum McManaman returning to the club in the summer.
noisy red army
Of course, Wigan is a short distance from Manchester, and despite the late kick-off time on a weekday, Manchester United sold out their allotted away seats with 7,506 Manchester United supporters filling the stadium. In particular, at a ground with fond memories of May 2008, when the team won their 17th league title thanks to goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs, Manchester United fans occupied the entire Latics East Stand and shouted incessantly throughout the game.
Tickle’s save streak
Dalot and Fernandes grabbed the headlines with their goals, but it would have been disappointing not to have added to the tally as Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hoilun, Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford each had more than one good opportunity to score. will be. Highly rated young Wigan goalkeeper Tickle made several saves for United, who had 33 shots in total. Manager Erik ten Haag said after the game that United should have scored more than two goals considering their overall play.
Mainu maintains momentum
One United player who can be pleased with his performance this evening is Kobe Mainu, who put in a notable performance in midfield. The 18-year-old Mainu made his presence felt in the run of play, dominating possession from the start and completing 61 of 68 passes. He tested Tickle with a mid-range shot, and with the score leading 1-0, the most impressive thing was that he tracked down and tackled Marshall Godot as the speedy winger attempted to break into space. Manchester United academy graduate Mainu made his FA Cup debut memorable on another good night for the club’s youth system.
Another promising debut
Omari Pawson was brought on at the end of the game and did not have an impact on the progress of the game. But after the game, Omari said he was ‘honored’ to get the opportunity. Dan Gore, who recently debuted, and Willy Cambwala, as well as Garnacho, Mainu, and Hannibal, were listed as players who were given playing time under coach Ten Haag this season. Reece Bennett, Joe Hugill and Shola Shoraythire, who are still awaiting senior football, also did not appear as substitutes at the DW Stadium. The manager has said his injury concerns will soon ease, but he will not be able to pass up the opportunity in the fourth round to mark a historic moment as he becomes the 250th graduate of the world-famous club’s academy.
next opponent
The fourth round draw took place at the DW Stadium just before kick-off. Newport County and non-league club Eastley, who drew 1-1 at Newport Rodney Parade on Saturday, will face off in a rematch on Tuesday 16 January. The winner of this match will be Manchester United’s next opponent. United have not faced a side outside the top four divisions in the FA Cup since their fifth-round tie with Crawley Town in 2010/11, and neither team has ever faced them.
By Sam Carney 09 1월 2024 09:02
2024-01-09 13:07:30
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