Manchester United, inferior for an hour, created a sensation by eliminating Arsenal (1-1, 5-3 tab) from the FA Cup after a penalty shootout, where the Mancunian replacement goalkeeper Altay Bayindir made the difference. The Red Devils coach, Ruben Amorim, had lined up all his starters on the Londoners’ pitch, with the exception of the goalkeeper position, entrusted to André Onana’s understudy.
The Turkish goalkeeper was the hero of the Mancuniens by repelling a penalty from Martin Odegaard (72nd) in the second half, at 1-1, and by repelling Kai Havertz’s shot on goal in the final session. He offers his supporters, by far the most numerous at the Emirates, a precious success after four defeats and a draw, at Liverpool (2-2) last weekend, which had already been very encouraging.
The Red Devils opened the scoring thanks to their captain Bruno Fernandes (52nd, 0-1), author of a good recovery from a cross from Alejandro Garnacho. But they suffered two hard blows in the space of two minutes: the expulsion of defender Diogo Dalot for a second yellow card (61st), then Arsenal’s equalizer on a volley from Gabriel (63rd, 1-1) deflected by a defender.
