Manchester United 4-2 Newport County (Jan 28, 2024) Game Analysis

Twelve-time FA Cup winners Manchester United gave up a two-goal lead earlier than escaping Rodney Parade with a 4-2 victory over fourth-tier Welsh aspect Newport County.

Antony scored within the 68th-minute for final yr’s FA Cup runners-up Manchester United after Newport — ranked 76 locations under United in England’s soccer pyramid — had clawed their method again from two targets down.

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“We controlled the game, maybe we went a little bit slower,” United supervisor Erik ten Hag advised the BBC. “We had the chance to go 3-0. [Alejandro] Garnacho hit the crossbar. [Newport] had nothing, really nothing and then they scored a goal.”

Bruno Fernandes, 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Hojlund additionally scored for United, who conceded two targets in an FA Cup match in opposition to a fourth-tier aspect for the primary time since 1970 (in opposition to Northampton Town).

“Obviously it was not the result that we wanted, we got the win that we wanted but the result was not the perfect one for us. We didn’t want to concede goals,” United captain Fernandes stated.

“We know that to make the season look not as bad as it has been, we have to try to win this trophy … we know how much the FA Cup means for our fans, our club, for the country and it’s important for us too. We want to get into the final and win.”

Goals from Bryn Morris and Will Evans both aspect of halftime gave Newport actual hope of incomes a profitable replay at Old Trafford, however in the end the Premier League crew’s firepower proved an excessive amount of.

Newport supervisor Graham Coughlan advised the BBC: “The best team won, they were clinical when they got their chances.

“At 2-2 the ball comes off the publish and it fell to Antony. I did suppose at 2-2 we might presumably power a replay if we might climate the storm. Class noticed them by means of.”

United face both Bristol City or Nottingham Forest within the fifth spherical, relying on who wins their replay on Feb. 7.