Man Utd Need Extra-Time To Book FA Cup Last Eight Spot
10 February, 2021
FA Cup
Result: Manchester United 1-0 West Ham United
Date: 09 February 2021
Venue: Old Trafford
Manchester United advanced to the FA Glass quarter-finals for a good seventh straight year with a 1-0 extra-time victory over West Ham United on Tuesday night.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer manufactured six changes aside that drew with Everton at the weekend as he earned Dean Henderson, Alex Telles, Nemanja Matic, Fred, Donny van de Beek and Anthony Martial.
David Moyes built just three changes to his group after their draw with Fulham last periods, with Tag Noble, Pablo Fornals and Andriy Yarmolenko starting.
The Crimson Devils had the first opportunity of the meet in the 11th minute. Telles enjoyed a one-two with Marcus Rashford to open up space before participating in a through ball in behind the defence. Martial ran onto it and hit his shot on target but Angelo Ogbonna got back to make an important block to deny him.
Victor Lindelof was very close to beginning the scoring but his header was tipped onto the post by Lukasz Fabianski. Van de Beek then saw a shot turned outrageous as the hosts finished up the pressure.
Van de Beek's night came to an end on 75 minutes as he made method for Bruno Fernandes, while Scott McTominay replaced Nemanja Matic.
Eight minutes after the halftime break, a cross from the right bobbled through to Rashford at the much post, his chest control was first great but his shot was first a little tame and Fabianski made himself big to create a fine save.
As full-time commenced winding down, Telles then whipped in a cracking ball and Martial headed it extensive as the game went to extra-time.
United took the lead in the ninth minute of first-one half extra-time. West Ham attacked and Declan Rice required a bad contact. United countered as Martial put in a cross from the kept. Rashford retrieved it and teed up the fast-arriving Scott McTominay, who identified the back of the web with a first-time hit.
A second always seemed on the cards for United, who completed the more powerful of the sides and held onto their slender benefit for the win.
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