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MADRID 11 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Arsenal came back with authority (1-4) against Portsmouth to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup without excessive suspense despite starting from behind on the scoreboard, while Manchester United fell (1-2) to Brighton.
Mikel Arteta’s team, who made ten changes to his last starting eleven, conceded the 1-0 lead to the English Second Division team after three minutes. After Macclesfield’s historic bell on Saturday, a sixth division eliminating a Premier and current champion like Crystal Palace, Arsenal bought some chance to be the victim of another surprise.
However, the Premier League leader went into the break already ahead at Fratton Park, even giving up a penalty for greater advantage, and in the second half he rounded off the win with Gabriel Martinelli starring with a hat-trick.
For its part, Manchester United, 13-time champion of the tournament, lost for the first time in the third round of the FA Cup since 2014 against a Brighton team that, for the fourth visit in the last five, was able to win at Old Trafford. The Red Devils, directionless and without a coach, took their season from bad to worse with a poor performance at home.
Those from the south of England won the cup with goals from Brajan Gruda and Danny Welbeck, one in each half, while United, who finished with ten due to the second yellow card for young Shea Lacey, could only make up for the result with the 1-2 score in the 84th minute. Benjamin Sesko, who is suddenly finding the goal, scored the goal, his third goal in the last two games.
