Manchester United 3 – 1 Fulham: Three Red Cards For Fulham, United Make Dramatic Comeback
Manchester United progressed to the semi-finals of the 2023 FA Cup after defeating Fulham by 3-1 in a dramatic comeback after trailing 1-0. Fulham seemed to be in control of the lead until receiving shocking 3 red cards in the 72nd minute.
United continued their hunt for a trophy after winning the Carabao cup in February and qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Europa League after defeating Real Betis 5-1 on aggregate.
On the other hand, Fulham were confident about getting their first FA Cup semi-final appearance since 2002 after Aleksandar Mitrovic opened the scoring in the 50th minute.
United make dramatic comeback
Fulham looked like the better team and De Gea was brought in to work right from the 2nd minute of the game. Later in the 50th minute, Diop flicked the ball into the 6 yards box after a corner from Pereira and Mitrovic tucked the open ball into the net for Fulham.
They kept on creating chances and taking shots till the 70th minute when Sancho received a minus ball from Antony and was one on one with the goalkeeper with defenders rushing towards the goal.
Sancho dodged the keeper and took a shot for an open goal but Willian appeared in the scene and blocked a shot for which he was red-carded for handball. Bruno converted the penalty and brought United back in the game.
Soon after the game was 1-1, Sabitzer gave United the lead in the 76th minute with a backheel goal after a cross from Luke Shaw who received a through layoff from Sancho. There was no getting back for the 9 men Fulham after Bruno blasted a shot into the net in the added time.
Three Red Cards For Fulham
All the ruckus started 70th minute after Willian blocked a shot from Sancho for an open goal. When the referee went towards the monitor for a VAR check for handball and a red card, Fulham’s manager Marco Silva threw words at the referee for which he was shown a red card.
The check was completed by the ref and he returned to the pitch and showed another red card to Willian for the handball. Unhappy with the referee’s decision, Mitrovic blasted off at the ref and shoved him, for which he received a red card and a third for Fulham on the night.
