FA CUP – Manchester United continues its clear round and wins against West Ham in the round of 16

The party is not over at Manchester United. Three days after their victory in the League Cup final on Sunday against Newcastle, the Reds Devils qualified for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup by overthrowing West Ham (3-1). Led 1-0 shortly before the hour mark, the Mancunians fought back to defeat the Hammers at the end of the game. Author of the 2-1 goal in the 90th minute, the young Argentinian Alejandro Garnacho was named man of the match.

Manchester United almost quickly came down from its little cloud. Stammering their game for a long time, the men of Erik Ten Hag, who had presented their League Cup to the public at Old Trafford before the meeting, have long offered a football porridge. So much so that the opener of the twirling Algerian Saïd Benrahma in the 55th minute responded to an implacable logic. West Ham will even be angry for a long time for not having been able to kill the match by Michail Antonio, defeated by David De Gea just after the hour mark. Certainly the turning point of the match.

Casemiro, decisive entry

Because it was from this moment that Manchester remembered that they were playing a knockout match. Thanks to the entry into play of the boss Casemiro at half-time, MU increased in power as the second period progressed, also helped by the arrival on the field of Marcus Rashford. Reinvigorated by the presence on the lawn of usual holders, Bruno Fernandes was finally able to take the game on his own.

After offering an equalizer canceled by the VAR to Casemiro (offside, 73rd), the Portuguese forced the Moroccan Nayef Aguerd to score against his camp thanks to a well-worked returning corner (78th). From this equalizer, the rest of the match only consisted of knowing if Manchester would win before or during extra time, so intense was the domination of the locals.

Aguerd in trouble

It was finally Alejandro Garnacho who had the opportunity to be the man of the match. Taking advantage of a shot from Wout Weghorst, the young Argentinian (18) offered qualification to MU with a superb curling shot leaving Alphonse Areola completely helpless (90th). Six minutes later, Fred sealed the success of the Red Devils by taking advantage of another error from Aguerd. Manchester United will thus arrive inflated on Sunday on the lawn of Liverpool on the occasion of the shock of the 26th day of the Premier League.