Captain Harry Maguire fired Manchester United into the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday with a winner in extra time against ten-man Norwich City on Carrow Road.
The game seemed to be on a penalty shoot-out after Norwich, who knocked out Timm Klose in the 89th minute, had defended excellently against the constant pressure from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team two minutes before the end of Maguire’s goal.
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United took the lead in the 51st minute when Juan Mata shot a cross from Luke Shaw and Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo brought the falling ball home well. But Norwich stuck to his task and pulled through a sweetly hit long-distance trip from Todd Cantwell. The winger drilled into the lower corner 15 minutes before the end from 25 meters away.
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Solskjaer threw Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic as United tried to avoid extra time and the momentum shifted to his side when Norwich defender Klose was dismissed in the 89th minute after knocking Ighalo down on the edge of the box would have. It was one-way in extra-time, but Norwich’s mass defense kept United at bay and goalkeeper Tim Krul was able to fend off a Maguire header at the start of the second half.
But when Norwich was excruciatingly close to shooting, Maguire was able to hit a loose ball after a duel in the box to send United to the 30th FA Cup semi-final.
Response of the managers:
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manager at Man Utd: “This is cup football for you. The game wasn’t the best, not the spectacle, but I felt like we kept the ball in order, but we didn’t threaten enough and didn’t create any chances.
“But you’re happy that you’re in the semi-finals. We are in the last four. Good training, we have minutes in a lot of players, we rested a few and scored some nice goals, good for Harry to get the winner. “
Norwich boss Daniel Farke: “We are disappointed with the result. We left our hearts on the pitch to move on to the next round. We wanted to make history.
“I have to compliment my players for their workload, commitment, desire, quality, and the way we handled the game. They were fantastic and we had many periods with the swing on our side and we deserved to win it in 90 minutes.
“The red card was an unfortunate situation and changed the momentum. It feels hard to lose, but the boys can be proud of that achievement. “
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