Although we carelessly bottled the 1-0 lead to them a secs to final whistle but I must confess,I have never played against such a dangerously aggressive player of His type in my whole career before,it was nice meeting Him yesterday”, Leicester City star Patson Daka reveals the ONE Man United that really impressed the whole team yesterday – Not Maguire and not Zirkzee
Although we carelessly bottled the 1-0 lead to them a secs to final whistle but I must confess,I have never played against such a dangerously aggressive player of His type in my whole career before,it was nice meeting Him yesterday”, Leicester City star Patson Daka reveals the ONE Man United that really impressed the whole team yesterday – Not Maguire and not Zirkzee
A 93rd-minute goal from Harry Maguire saw Manchester United advance to the fifth round of the FA Cup in dramatic fashion.
The opening 25 minutes of the match was pretty poor and resulted in no real clear-cut chances for either side. The hosts saw more of the ball but were sloppy in possession which resulted in a lot of their attacks breaking down. United’s new man Patrick Dorgu was by far the most promising player on the pitch at this point.
After an extremely uneventful first half, just before the break, Leicester took the lead with one of the scruffiest goals you will ever see. A shot inside the box from Wilfred Ndidi resulted in a goal-mouth scramble and Bobby Reid headed it into the back of the net on the line.
The first half concluded with the away side in a shock lead after an extremely uneventful first period of football from both sides.
In a controversial half-time change, arguably United’s best player in the first half, Dorgu, was replaced by Alejandro Garnacho. The hosts lacked attacking impetus in the first period, but the new man was the least of their problems going forward.
The hosts almost had the match level in the 65th minute but thanks to an incredible goal-line clearance from Memeh Caleb Okoli, Leicester survived. The half-time substitute, Garnacho, was played in on goal and looked to have lifted the ball over Mads Hermansen, but the Italian centre-back was in the right place at the right time to clear it.
Just two minutes after going close to equalising, United finally found themselves level thanks to Joshua Zirkzee. Rasmus Hojlund met a great cross from Garnacho with a flick which was blocked, but the block fell perfectly at the feet of the Dutchman, who simply couldn’t miss.
The rest of the second half after United’s equaliser saw them pile on the pressure in front of goal and, in the 93rd minute, Harry Maguire scored the winning goal. Bruno Fernandes played a lofted ball into the box, and it perfectly fell to the head of Maguire, who slammed it into the back of the net.
The match ended 2-1 and Manchester United advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup.
GK: Andre Onana – 6/10
Got extremely unlucky conceding the opening goal, but other than that, he didn’t have much to do throughout the match.
RWB: Patrick Dorgu – 7/10
The new man linked up well with Diallo. He looked dangerous going forward and handled himself well defensively. The Dane was arguably harshly replaced at half-time by Garnacho.
CB: Leny Yoro – 6/10
Extremely sloppy in possession at times and looked uncomfortable defending when Leicester players took him on.
CB: Harry Maguire – 7.5/10
The match-winner. Maguire didn’t have the best performance, but he produced when it mattered.
CB: Noussair Mazraoui – 7.5/10
Saw more of the ball than any other United player. The Moroccan made some good tackles and was also valuable in bringing the ball out from defence.
LWB: Diogo Dalot – 7/10
Looked dangerous when carrying the ball down the wing but was pretty sloppy with his link-up play at times.
CM: Manuel Ugarte – 7/10
Ugarte was energetic and battled well in midfield. The Uruguayan was lucky to still be on the pitch after a reckless two-footed challenge.
CM: Bruno Fernandes – 7/10
Very good on the ball but also battled well in midfield.
RW: Amad Diallo – 7/10
As always, Diallo tried to make things happen and was looking forward every time he picked the ball up.
ST: Rasmus Hojlund – 6.5/10
Isolated once again up front, but Hojlund did play a part in United’s first goal with his flick falling into the path of Zirkzee.
LW: Kobbie Mainoo – 6/10
Didn’t really get into the match despite previously performing well in an advanced position.
SUB: Alejandro Garnacho – 8/10
Made his side a much bigger threat going forward and arguably single-handedly got United back into the match.
SUB: Joshua Zirkzee – 7.5/10
Zirkzee’s energy up front changed the game for United. He had some nice moments of link-up play and managed to get himself a goal.
