Manchester United’s FA Cup journey ends in disappointment after a penalty shootout loss to Chris Wilder’s Middlesbrough and the Manchester United head coach says they have no one to blame but themselves for the defeat. And rightly so, Manchester United were extravagant in front of goal in the first half and could have easily finished the game.
A year after his famous win with Sheffield United at Old Trafford, Chris Wilder has once again taken the bunny out of the hat, knocking out United, this time with a Middlesbrough side. Cristiano Ronaldo missed 12 meters after Paul Pogba collapsed in the penalty area. But Jadon Sancho deserved a 1-0 win over the Red Devils a few minutes later. Matt Crooks, a former Manchester United junior player, leveled the draw with Duncan Watmore, who snatched the ball in the goal-scoring game after a controversial goal in the second half.
“We gave a lot of chances, especially in the first half, after 45 minutes we should have easily taken a 3-0 lead and even in the second half we missed some great opportunities even after scoring unmissable goals. they stopped.” Ralf Rangnick said in his post-match interview:
But the biggest chance of the match was Bruno Fernandes, who barely reached the post as the goalkeeper struggled to get back. The match ended 1-1 and Middlesbrough won 8-7 on penalties in extra time. Manchester United young Anthony Elanga missed the penalty.
“But Bruno’s chances were also almost penalty-like, so we have to blame ourselves for missing and losing so many opportunities in the game.” Ralf Rangnick added it.
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Elanga was comforted, among others, by Ronaldo after missing a penalty, uttering his name at the end of a night without supportive fans Edinson Cavani and Jesse Lingard. It’s understandable that the pressure on the 19-year-old’s sudden death was huge and several United players showed up on Twitter to support the striker.
With the FA Cup debut, United’s only realistic chance is now to go all the way to the Champions League and win the competition. But the race for fourth place is well and truly ongoing, as the Red Devils have to secure Champions League football for next season.
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