Manchester United have qualified as the first club for the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Norwich City, the league-leader in the Premier League with Tim Krul under the crossbar, defended himself boldly in his own house, but still had to bend towards the end of the second extension: 1-2.
Manchester United still have plenty of prospects for a Champions League ticket and to keep the opportunities intact, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had given some top players a rest. Goalkeeper David de Gea, Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial, for example, lacked a hat trick against Sheffield United last Wednesday.
Carelessness
The lack of a number of permanent forces translated into many sloppiness and misunderstood passes. In the mediocre first half, the best chance was for Norwich City. After good preparatory work by Todd Cantwell, Lukas Rupp just needed too much time to control the ball. That gave Harry Maguire the opportunity to block the planned swipe.
The first half remained devoid of shots on the goal, in the second the first was also a rake. With the tip of his shoe, Juan Mata managed to tap an inaccurate cross from Luke Shaw to Odion Ighalo, who had the ball free for Curl before typing: 0-1.
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