Man United played recklessly against a lower-ranked team, reaching the FA Cup final in a ‘crazy’ scenario

No one would have thought that despite leading 3-0 after 59 minutes of play, Man United would have to go through such an unbelievable scenario against a team only playing in the English Championship.

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“In the 59th minute, Bruno Fernandes calmly finished from close range after a chaotic play, extending Man United’s lead to 3-0. Earlier, Scott McTominay and Harry Maguire had scored to give their team a 2-0 lead over Coventry City in the first half. It’s worth noting that Man United’s opponents were only ranked 8th in the English Championship.

Perhaps for almost all Red Devils fans, the match at this point seemed settled, and their beloved team would secure a spot in the FA Cup final against Man City. But no, a crazy scenario unfolded.”

Man United chơi bạc nhược trước đội hạng dưới, vào chung kết FA Cup theo kịch bản “điên rồ”- Ảnh 1.

Everything started when Ellis Simms raced in to accurately slot the ball home, pulling one back for Coventry City to make it 1-3 in the 71st minute.

Eight minutes later, O’Hare fired a shot from outside the box, the ball deflecting off Wan Bissaka and becoming too difficult for Onana to save. 2-3 for Coventry City.

Then, the tragedy struck in the 90+5th minute, Aaron Wan-Bissaka handled the ball inside the box, and the referee immediately awarded Coventry City a penalty. And from the penalty spot, Haji Wright easily beat Onana to equalize 3-3, sending the match into extra time.

Man United chơi bạc nhược trước đội hạng dưới, vào chung kết FA Cup theo kịch bản “điên rồ”- Ảnh 2.

At this point, both teams traded blows with shots that made the opponents’ crossbar tremble. Even in the 120+1st minute, Coventry City stunned Man United fans by scoring a goal against Onana. However, VAR intervened, confirming that the Coventry City player was offside.

The two teams ended up drawing 3-3 and proceeded to a penalty shootout. On the penalty spot, Camsemiro missed the first kick, but Coventry City then missed twice. In the end, Man United secured a 4-2 victory in the shootout, thereby earning a spot in the FA Cup final against Man City.