Manchester United vs Fulham LIVE: FA Cup result and reaction as Cottagers progress through penalty shootout
United’s disappointing season goes on as they were knocked out of the FA Cup
Manchester United and Fulham played out a 1-1 over the first 120 minutes of their FA Cup fifth round tie at Old Trafford before the visitors triumphed in a penalty shootout.
Sub-par performances from both teams meant the match lacked quality and control throughout with chances few and far between. Man Utd had a couple of close calls in the first half with Rasmus Hojlund turning one wide and Christian Eriksen forcing a save out of Bernd Leno but it was the visitors who struck first.
A corner was United’s undoing yet again as Andreas Pereira’s cross found Rodrigo Muniz who flicked it on to Calvin Bassey to nod in the opener.
Ruben Amorim’s side needed a response and were lacklustre for the first 20 minutes of the second half. Alejandro Garnacho was brought on and helped set up the equaliser sending the ball to Diogo Dalot who pulled it back for Bruno Fernandes to roll home the equaliser.
No more goals followed and the tie was decided by penalties with Bernd Leno saving two spot kicks to send Fulham through.
Relive all the updates from Old Trafford here:
Man Utd 0-1 Fulham
51 mins: Adama Traore is down and needs a bit of treatment from the medical team.
Marco Silva is preparing his substitutes with Emile Smith Rowe getting stripped.
Alejandro Garnacho is getting prepared for United during this pause as well.
Man Utd 0-1 Fulham
48 mins: Man Utd have started the second half on the front foot.
They need to be more ruthless and clinical in the final third and take some risks.
Ruben Amorim won’t want his team exiting the competition at this stage.
Second half! Man Utd 0-1 Fulham
No changes from either manager at the break. Manchester United have slim options to bring on today.
Bruno Fernandes kicks off the second half with the hosts trailing by a goal thanks to Calvin Bassey’s opener.
How will this match go from here?
HT Man Utd 0-1 Fulham
Former England striker, Alan Shearer, on BBC One:
“That [goal] sums Manchester United up. They lose two headers with what I would say is a pretty simple ball to deal with.
“Having said that, the movement of the Fulham players was excellent. Manchester United are slow to react, they have to be quicker.”
HT Man Utd 0-1 Fulham
Earlier today, Brighton earned their spot in the quarter-finals after a victory over Newcastle.
A penalty for Alexander Isak sent the Magpies into the lead before Yankuba Minteh equalised just before the break.
Anthony Gordon and Tariq Lamptey were both shown red cards before the end of the 90 minutes and Danny Welbeck ended up as the hero with an extra-time strike.
HT Man Utd 0-1 Fulham
Half-time! Man Utd 0-1 Fulham
A huge team talk coming up for Ruben Amorim as he looks to turn this scoreline around.
Fulham have struck first and can now hold on to their lead.
GOAL! Man Utd 0-1 Fulham (Calvin Bassey, 45+1')
45+1 mins: Right at the end of the first half Fulham strike!
Andreas Pereira swings a corner ball into the box and the first header is won by Rodrigo Muniz.
He nods it on to the back post where Calvin Bassey arrives and heads the ball into the back of the net.
Man Utd 0-0 Fulham
42 mins: Fulham are driving the agenda at the end of this half and looking for an opening.
United need to dig deep and make sure their head into the break on level terms.
Man Utd 0-0 Fulham
39 mins: Back-to-back corners from United put a bit of pressure on Fulham’s goal.
Bruno Fernandes takes the second one and curls the ball into the six-yard area.
Bernd Leno punches it away as far as Joshua Zirkzee. He sends the ball back in but Fulham clear their lines again.
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