Bruno Fernandes scored twice to place Manchester United into the FA Cup semifinals with a drama-filled 3-1 win over Fulham which had two gamers and supervisor Marco Silva despatched off on Sunday.
Fulham gave the impression to be heading forits first FA Cup semifinal look since 2002 after Aleksandar Mitrovic opened the scoring within the fiftieth minute.
But Erik ten Hag’s staff roared again with a vengeance whereas the Cottagers unravelled in a frenzied 40-second stretch halfway via the second half that began with Willian’s crimson card for a handball after a VAR evaluate.
A melee erupted and Mitrovic, who appeared to shove the referee along with his shoulder, and Silva had been additionally proven crimson playing cards.
Once order was restored, Fernandes’s ensuing penalty put United on the scoreboard.
“They had an opportunity and they blew it,” former United captain Roy Keane stated.
Two minutes later, Marcel Sabitzer put the 12-time FA Cup champion forward with a backheel chip into the online off a cross from Luke Shaw.
Fernandes scored once more for good measure seconds earlier than the ultimate whistle.
“It’s a massive win,” Sabitzer stated. “We wanted to go back to Wembley and we did it.
Asked whether United won it or Fulham gave it away, Sabitzer said: “We won it. Why not? We scored three, they scored one. We were concentrated and focused; we came back and that’s the important thing.”
United will meet Brighton & Hove Albion — which ended fourth-tier Grimsby Town’s dream run within the cup with a 5-0 win earlier on Sunday — within the April 22-23 semifinals at Wembley Stadium.
Sheffield United got here from behind to dispatch Blackburn Rovers 3-2 and can play Manchester City within the final 4.
