Altay Bayindir was the hero as Manchester United beat Arsenal 5-3 on penalties after a thrilling FA Cup third round tie at Emirates Stadium.
An enthralling game in north London finished 1-1 after 120 minutes of frenetic action, which saw United take the lead early in the second half through Bruno Fernandes before being pegged back by Gabriel Magalhaes' equaliser.
Diogo Dalot was sent off after picking up two quick-fire bookings, putting United under unnecessary stress and duress, and his exit was the catalyst for Bayindir to put in a wonderful showing in the final stages of the game.
Fernandes' goal was a wonderful first-time effort that nestled into the corner of David Raya's goal - the Portuguese benefitting from fine work from Alejandro Garnacho.
Dalot had barely left the fray before Gabriel Magalhaes levelled proceedings with a low deflected finish., before Martin Odegaard missed a penalty for Arsenal - Bayindir getting down to his left to deny the Norwegian.
Chances were then spurned by Kai Havertz and Declan Rice ahead of the game going into extra-time, but despite the home side pushing for a winner, looking to press home their numerical advantage, they were unable to break down a spirited, dogged United.
Havertz was denied in the shootout, with United converting all five of their kicks to earn a famous win and a place in the fourth round.
Penalty shootout
- 0-1 - Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd) - SCORED
- 1-1 - Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) - SCORED
- 1-2 - Amad Diallo (Man Utd) - SCORED
- 1-2 - Kai Havertz (Arsenal) - SAVED
- 1-3 - Leny Yoro (Man Utd) - SCORED
- 2-3 - Declan Rice (Arsenal) - SCORED
- 2-4 - Lisandro Martinez (Man Utd) - SCORED
- 3-4 - Thomas Partey (Arsenal) - SCORED
- 3-5 - Joshua Zirkzee (Man Utd) - SCORED
Arsenal player ratings (4-3-3)
Position / Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: David Raya | 6.4/10 |
RB: Jurrien Timber | 7.1/10 |
CB: William Saliba | 6.9/10 |
CB: Gabriel | 7.6/10 |
LB: Myles Lewis-Skelly | 6.5/10 |
DM: Jorginho | 7.4/10 |
CM: Mikel Merino | 6.6/10 |
CM: Martin Odegaard (c) | 7.7/10 |
RW: Gabriel Jesus | 6.2/10 |
CF: Kai Havertz | 7.8/10 |
LW: Gabriel Martinelli | 6.6/10 |
SUB: Raheem Sterling (40' for Jesus) | 6.9/10 |
SUB: Declan Rice (73' for Merino) | 6.6/10 |
SUB: Leandro Trossard (91' for Myles-Skelly) | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Thomas Partey (100' for Timber) | 6.7/10 |
SUB: Kieran Tierney (113' for Jorginho) | N/A |
Subs not used: Neto (GK), Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
Man Utd player ratings (3-4-2-1)
Position / Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Altay Bayindir | 9.0/10 |
CB: Matthijs de Ligt | 6.7/10 |
CB: Harry Maguire | 7.2/10 |
CB: Lisandro Martinez | 7.0/10 |
RWB: Noussair Mazraoui | 7.1/10 |
CM: Manuel Ugarte | 6.1/10 |
CM: Kobbie Mainoo | 6.9/10 |
LWB: Diogo Dalot | 5.1/10 |
AM: Alejandro Garnacho | 7.5/10 |
AM: Bruno Fernandes | 7.8/10 |
CF: Rasmus Hojlund | 6.1/10 |
SUB: Amad Diallo (80' for Garnacho) | 6.4/10 |
SUB: Toby Collyer (80' for Mainoo) | 6.3/10 |
SUB: Joshua Zirkzee (80' for Hojlund) | 6.3/10 |
SUB: Tyrell Malacia (91' for Ugarte) | 6.5/10 |
SUB: Leny Yoro (104' for Maguire) | 6.2/10 |
Subs not used: Andre Onana (GK), Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Antony,
Player of the match: Altay Bayindir (Man Utd)
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