The Manchester United season continued as they came out of the fifth round of the FA Cup from Fulham in Old Trafford.
Red Devils of Ruben Amorim were not able to get on top of a penalty shoot -out as they had done in Third Round against Arsenaland succumbed to 4-3 after the game was finished 1-1 after 120 minutes of the adjustment game.
Calvin Bassey gave Fulham the lead from a corner just before the half, with the scores leveled in the second half by Bruno Fernandes. No side could find another discovery, leading to Bernd Leno Heroics from 12 meters out.
How did the game unfold
If there was ever an opportunity for Manchester United’s Manchester United to wake up from their sleep I would hop one Fa cup The fifth round at Old Trafford would make the trick – possibly the only viable vehicle of the Club to secure European football next season.
But scenarios that include 13-time Premier League The champions are no longer written in the same way anymore, especially when it comes to fast starting or any kind of first half quality.
Rasmus Hojlund’s close-up effort-which shot over the cross from the front of the front post after the low cross of Christian Eriksen, was about as good as United in the first 45, with Red Devils leaving in a semi-visual dynamic on the left between Eriksen.
Fulhaham He grew up in the game as he wore half, taking their foot on the ball more and more, and maybe he should have scored the first goal of the match when Sasa Lukic took his schedule all wrong to direct the center of Alex Iwobi.
This frustration did not last long, however, as an inevitable delay in United Concentration from a Fulham corner allowed Bassey to open the score. Rodrigo Muniz was removed from his index with ease and his head turned into his home in the back from former defender Ajax, who reacted much faster than Noussair Mazraoui to hit the ball past Andre Onana.
Amorim had made four replacements, including the introduction of Alejandro Garnacho, before United woke up and realized that they had a tie to return. Usually, it was the Fernandes who provided the remaining 20 minutes of the remaining 20 minutes, shooting with a Dalot’s low cross in the long corner without getting a first touch.
United seemed brighter by injection of Garnacho’s rhythm, but neither he nor Emile Smith Rowe of Fulham, who dragged a finger other than onana, could prevent the game from going extra 30 minutes.
Garnacho shot Leno’s side-by-side, as the extra time began before Chido Obi drew a nice stance from his German-his fingers this time refused to unite the lead. At the other end, Ryan Sessegnon, another substitute, was forced to come to the rescue of the hosts.
In the end, it took sanctions to decide who would go through the last eight – Fulham was eventually prevalent thanks to Leno’s refusal for Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee.
Penalties
The end of the season 2024/25 cannot come fast enough for Manchester United.
Ruben Amorim knows that from almost the first day he took over, but even he has to surprise how United seemed to go back under his guardianship rather than forward.
For the rich time, United’s first half performance was lukewarm, indifferent and simply bad. They created next to nothing and dug when it really mattered back to the halftime stroke.
Missing enough players due to injury, United had very little to choose from the bench – another reason why this campaign cannot end quickly. Amorim needs that summer transport The window open to open, perhaps more than any manager in the world.
This was not an exemplary performance of Fulham from any extent to the imagination, to what it turns out to be a very impressive time.
But if you hadn’t watched much of Marco Silva’s side this season before the game, it wouldn’t have take long to get to speed for what everyone is. Organized, dedicated and united, with this sprinkle of determination needed to achieve the highest level.
They have quality players in their ranks – Muniz, Antonee Robinson and Emile Smith Rowe to mention just three – and obviously they have a style of play that has worked in education and execution. Exactly the opposite of what they faced.
Removing home work should not be surprise, as Fulham has the third best points per game record of any Premier League team, only behind Liverpool and Arsenal.
Poor Rasmus Hojlund has now spent 18 games without scoring a goal and, by banning half the chance to open 12 minutes, which was not likely to change against Fulham.
Dane was disconnected by frustrating Joshua Zirkzee for large parts of the game, with Joachim Andersen and Calvin Bassey, while his other teammates were left about 10 to 15 meters behind the game.
Hojlund seemed to run on the channels, at least some offering a variant in his own individual game, but his trust seems completely shot. The only player capable of providing all kinds of quality service is Bruno Fernandes, but he was filled with a deep middle role for the whole year when the 22 -year -old was on the pitch.
Inevitably, Fernandes scored as soon as Hojlund left. Football, huh?
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2025-03-02 22:55:00
