Man United vs Fulham

Manchester United are Wembley-bound for a second time this season after beating Fulham 3-1 in the quarter-final of the FA Cup on Sunday.

“I think we can be honest, it wasn’t our best performance today,” he said. “I think there’s still a bit to improve on but things are looking good; it’s nice now to refresh and come back ready to go again against Newcastle.” “I think you could see maybe a bit of fatigue; we lacked intensity and energy, and I think that showed a lot, especially in the first 60 minutes.

Manchester United beat Fulham 3-1 at Old Trafford and here are the player ratings from the match.

The handball bailed out United. Showed good bottle to equalise from the penalty spot. Extremely careless with the ball, attempting passes that were not on. Dawdled on the ball unnecessarily too often and failed to inject any dynamism into United's play. Took time to adjust to playing with Scott McTominay and ended the first half with a shot and a cross. 6

Manchester United will continue their pursuit of a cup treble when they host Fulham at Old Trafford in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup on Sunday.

Fulham, on the other hand, find themselves suddenly in one of their worst moments all season, having lost back-to-back games while conceding six goals to Brentford and Arsenal. The Red Devils have lost just two of their last 26 games in all competitions (to Arsenal and Liverpool, in Premier League play). The fixtures continue to come thick and fast for Manchester United, who will play their 14th game since the start of February (47 days – a game every four days, on average, for a month and a half) before a brief respite in the form of the international break next week. Bruno converted his penalty as the Red Devils seized the control of the game they had wonted for so long. He was getting them focused on the alternatives and how they were just 15-20 minutes away from extra time, that their FA Cup Final dreams were still right there for them, especially with Mitrovic capable of anything up top? It was 2-1 to the hosts within minutes, as Fulham finished the match with nine (?!) men and a 3-1 loss.

Fulham had Aleksandar Mitrovic, Willian and manager Marco Silva sent off in the space of a minute as they imploded at Manchester United.The Cottagers.

“I saw the image of course and I already spoke with Mitro. “I don’t think so,” Silva said of a potential long ban. Kavanagh then signalled for a penalty and showed a red card to Willian.

Roy Keane was typically damning as he gave his verdict on Manchester United after their 3-1 FA Cup win against Fulham.

He rounded Bernd Leno but saw his shot blocked on the line by Willian’s hand. United will face Brighton at Wembley with hopes of lifting the FA Cup for a 13th time and add it to the League Cup won last month. “I am happy and pleased with the performance but I see a lot of room for improvement,” he said. "If they turn up with that attitude for the semi-final, Brighton will beat them, but you expect United to get a kick up the backside before then." It came after a Fulham corner became a United attack, with substitute Antony racing down the right and squaring for Jadon Sancho. Fulham were full value for the lead that Aleksandar Mitrovic gave them five minutes into the second half, but the wheels came off with around 20 minutes left as manager Marco Silva, Willian and Mitrovic were all sent off within 40 seconds of one another.

In this week's VAR Review: Unpacking Fulham's meltdown at Manchester United and Newcastle's goal disallowed for offside at Nottingham Forest.

The ball deflected off the hand of [Jack Stephens](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/152475/Jack-Stephens) before flying over the bar for another corner. [Blackburn Rovers](/football/club/_/id/365/blackburn-rovers) against [Sheffield United](/football/club/_/id/398/sheffield-united) in the FA Cup, when [Jack Robinson](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/147255/jack-robinson) was penalised for blocking a shot by [Sam Gallagher](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/196098/sam-gallagher). [Marc Roca](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/242008/Marc-Roca) held on to his shirt for a moment, and Traore then lost out on possession to [Crysencio Summerville](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/284792/Crysencio-Summerville). [France](/football/team?id=478), [Aurelien Tchouameni](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/265919/Aurélien-Tchouaméni) played the ball into the area and [Antoine Griezmann](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/140416/Antoine-Griezmann) was stood yards offside. [Mohamed Salah](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/173896/Mohamed-Salah)'s goal for [Liverpool](/football/team?id=364) against [Wolverhampton Wanderers](/football/team?id=380) in the FA Cup. [Aston Villa](/football/team?id=362) won a corner in the 38th minute, it was worked to [Jacob Ramsey](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/286090/Jacob-Ramsey) for a shot on goal. [Leeds United](/football/team?id=357) scored their fourth goal in the 97th minute through [Rodrigo](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/144639/Rodrigo). Referee Simon Hooper had a good view of the incident and immediately pointed to the spot ( [watch here](https://youtu.be/mvBRBtYijRU?t=78).) [Alexander Isak](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/235662/Alexander-Isak) played a cross into the area which was cut out by [Nottingham Forest](/football/team?id=393) defender [Felipe](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/196843/Felipe). The ball was worked to [Jadon Sancho](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/259836/Jadon-Sancho), whose shot was blocked on the line by [Willian](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/178487/Willian). Defender [Montassar Talbi](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/265099/Montassar-Talbi) tried to head the ball, but he didn't get much on the clearance and it dropped to Griezmann, who scored an injury-time equaliser. The ball ran to Forest's [Moussa Niakhate](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/213181/Moussa-Niakhate), who hit it against [Sean Longstaff](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/251658/Sean-Longstaff), his first involvement in the move.

Fulham manager Marco Silva thinks Aleksandar Mitrovic should be spared a lengthy ban after he was shown a straight red card for pushing the referee in ...

"And for a game that is the quarter‑finals it’s him again, it’s difficult to understand. "We should control the emotions of the game," Silva said. He pushed the referee but I hope the people who are going to decide, decide with what the moment deserves.

United scored three late goals as Fulham capitulated to book their place in the semi-finals, but for 70 minutes, they struggled to get going against the ...

He was almost as scathing in his assessment of United and accused the home side of having a bad attitude. Keane concluded his analysis by stating that United would need to play much better against Brighton in the semi-final if they are to make it to the showpiece at Wembley. "I think it's ok trying to play in moments every now and again but now it seems to be their DNA at the moment. "They've found their way in the previous games and today it was more self-destruction from Fulham, and the home draws have really helped them. It was only when Fulham self-destructed - with Willian, Aleksandar Mitrovic and manager Marco Silva being sent-off in the space of two minutes - that United took control of the game and set up a semi-final date with Brighton in April. United scored three late goals as Fulham capitulated to book their place in the semi-finals, but for 70 minutes, they struggled to get going against the Cottagers.

Man Utd's summer signings made the difference as they came from behind to beat Fulham in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

In years gone by, United would likely not have won that match and could have been even further behind before the red cards. Even without the two finest examples of that in Casemiro and Eriksen, it was still evident with those who ended up making the difference against Fulham. This was a match in which the absence of Ten Hag's signings was not only felt heavily, but in which they wouldn't have won without the contributions of two permanent additions to his side either.