Manchester United qualified for the FA Cup finals after a horrible performance against Championship side Coventry City.
The Manchester United side had to win in a penalty shootout to defeat the Championship side despite leading 3-0 in the 58th minute of the tie.
The Manchester United team went ahead in the 23rd minute through Scott McTominay, and the second goal came from a Harry Maguire header.
Everyone thought Manchester United were going to win the match easily and scrape through to the finals, but they all let the fans down with their second-half performance.
Bruno Fernandes scored the third goal for Manchester United in the 58th minute of the match. However, when Erik Ten substituted Garnacho for Antony, the match went to total chaos.
A few minutes after the horrible decision to substitute Garnacho for Antony, Coventry City scored the first goal through Simms, who was totally unmarked in the 18-yard box.
Coventry’s second goal came through O’Hara, who later missed a penalty after extra time. The third goal was a penalty from the championship side’s attacker.
Manchester United were almost knocked out in the 120th minute after Torp scored a beautiful goal, but due to VAR intervention, the goal got chalked off.
The Red Devils got the FA Cup final ticket due to the penalty shootout, which they won 4-2.
How Manchester United Defeated Coventry City To Qualify For The FA Cup Final
Casemiro threw a lot of ball from the midfield to Marcus Rashford, and it was met by the Manchester United winger, but he wasted the glorious chance to put the club ahead.
The breakthrough happened for Manchester United in the 23rd minute of the match, with McTominay tapping in the ball from close range.
The chance was created by Garnacho after he received the ball from right-back Diogo Dalot.
Manchester United will always allow opponents to cut them through, with Coventry City almost having a goal.
Coventry City attacker Eccles had a lot of space on the left side of Manchester United’s defense. He proceeded to play the ball into Simms’s path, but the ball was kicked away by Diogo Dalot.
Marcus Rashford forced Coventry City goalkeeper Brad Collins into an excellent save in the 45th minute of the game.
In the extra minute of the first half, Manchester United found a way to score the second goal of the game. Harry Maguire rose to a beautiful corner to score the second goal of the game.
Bruno Fernandes scored a deflected goal in the 58th minute of the game to put Manchester United in the driving seat against the Coventry side.
The Manchester United side played the rest of the match horribly after they scored the three goals of the game.
The Manchester United team almost had the fourth goal of the game, but Harry Maguire’s attempt was above the goal post as the club continued to dominate Coventry City.
In the 71st minute of the game, Simms’s got a goal for the Coventry side. No Manchester United defender was there to stop the attempt by the striker.
It was the striker’s 15th goal in 14 matches this season. Coventry got the second goal of the game through O’Hare, whose attempt got deflected into the Red Devils net in the 79th minute of the game.
The Coventry City side almost scored the equalizer in the 85th minute of the game, but Onana was there to save the ball from going into the net.
The Red Devils conceded the third goal in the game against a Championship side that played better in the second half of the game.
The Red Devils conceded a penalty, which was well placed by Coventry City attacker.
Coventry City scored the final goal of the game to qualify for the final of the FA Cup. However, the goal was chalked off by VAR after Coventry City Torp scored the last goal of the game from the offside position.
What Next for Manchester United and Coventry?
The Red Devils will play against 20th-placed Sheffield United in the Premier League on April 24, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. The Red Devils are expected to gain three points ahead of the relegation battle against Sheffield United.
Coventry City will play against Hull City in the championship on April 24, 2024, at 7:45 p.m. If Coventry City defeat Hull City, they are likely to move above them in the championship table.
