Sir Alex Ferguson reaction speaks volumes as dismal Man Utd squeeze past Leicester in FA Cup

Manchester United bushed Leicester 2-1 successful the 4th circular of the FA Cup and erstwhile Red Devils brag Sir Alex Ferguson was seen watching the crippled alongside Sam Allardyce

Sir Alex Ferguson was pictured yawning arsenic Manchester United narrowly bushed Leicester 2-1 successful the FA Cup connected Friday.

A precocious extremity from Harry Maguire earned United the triumph aft Bobby De Cordova-Reid had enactment Leicester up successful the first-half. Joshua Zirkzee pulled 1 backmost for United successful the second-half, earlier Maguire headed location the victor successful added time.

However, erstwhile the crippled was 1-1, broadcasters ITV chopped to Ferguson successful the assemblage and the legendary Red Devils brag could beryllium seen yawning. "Sir Alex Ferguson looks a spot tired," quipped Lee Dixon connected commentary.

"I anticipation he's going to beryllium capable to enactment up for other clip due to the fact that we mightiness good get it successful 10 minutes time," responded Sam Matterface. Maguire's goal, though, meant other clip was avoided and Ferguson was seen sharing a grin with erstwhile England brag Sam Allardyce aft the last whistle.

Former United skipper Roy Keane, meanwhile, branded the Red Devils' first-half show "boring". Speaking connected ITV, Keane said: "It has been shocking, truly really poor . They are boring now.

"They should punctual the players successful the dressing country what the crippled is about. There is simply a extremity that end. No energy, determination is nary vigor successful the stadium, they are waiting for thing to happen.

"A deficiency of confidence, the urgency, giving it distant cheaply. I conscionable look astatine it from a United constituent of presumption and I'm thinking, 'My goodness, is this what it's travel to?' Nowhere adjacent bully enough."

Although United did spell connected to get the win, Keane insisted their show was "nowhere adjacent bully enough". Speaking aft full-time, helium continued: "I don't understand. There's nary vigor - we spell connected astir tactics, you person to play with energy, it is the starting constituent and enthusiasm.

"It doesn't substance what strategy you are playing, you wont get adjacent anyone. You person to adjacent radical down. We saw 2 atrocious teams retired there. Don't beryllium fooled. You person to praise them, successful the adjacent round, but the show itself was obscurity adjacent bully enough."

United volition beryllium looking to enactment connected a overmuch improved show erstwhile they instrumentality to enactment adjacent Sunday, with Ruben Amorim's squad acceptable to instrumentality connected Ange Postecoglou's struggling Spurs broadside astatine the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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