Winning goal: Harry Maguire
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Ruud van Nistelrooy, connected his archetypal instrumentality to Old Trafford since leaving successful November pursuing the assignment of Ruben Amorim, was seconds distant from taking his erstwhile nine into extra-time lone for ex-Leicester defender Harry Maguire to interruption hearts with a arguable wounded clip winner.
The large Man United squad quality was a debut for January signing Patrick Dorgu arsenic helium replaced the injured Lisandro Martinez successful the lineup, whilst Rasmus Hojlund was restored successful onslaught aft Ruben Amorim opted to commencement without a recognised striker successful the decision to Crystal Palace past weekend.
However, it was the visitors who settled quicker with Jordan Ayew forcing a regular prevention from Andre Onana, whilst Luke Thomas was causing problems with his transportation from unfastened play and the unusual set-piece.
Leicester took the pb 3 minutes earlier the interruption aft Bobby De Cordova-Reid reacted quickest to Wilfred Ndidi’s changeable being saved by Onana to caput the shot implicit the Man Utd goalkeeper and into the backmost of the net.
That extremity near galore wrong the stadium stunned, and determination were a fewer boos from the Old Trafford faithful astatine half-time, possibly successful effect to a first-half wherever the hosts failed to muster a changeable connected target.
Amorim’s effect to that was a substitution. Dorgu’s debut lasted conscionable 45 minutes arsenic helium was replaced by Alejandro Garnacho.
The winger came agonisingly adjacent to an equaliser conscionable aft the hr people arsenic helium raced done and dinked the shot implicit Mads Hermansen lone to spot Caleb Okoli miraculously get a interaction to divert the effort onto the crossbar and past into the goalkeeper’s arms.
Moments later, United were level. Garnacho was astatine the bosom of the determination but it was finished disconnected by different substitute arsenic Joshua Zirzkee made nary mistake from adjacent scope aft the shot had fallen successful his way erstwhile Hojlund’s effort was blocked.
With extra-time looming, Maguire - who did look successful an offside presumption earlier Fernandes took the free-kick - headed location successful wounded clip to guarantee the holders stay connected people to clasp the FA Cup.