Twelve-time FA Cup winners Manchester United gave up a two-goal lead earlier than escaping Rodney Parade with a 4-2 victory over fourth-tier Welsh aspect Newport County.
Antony scored within the 68th-minute for final 12 months’s FA Cup runners-up Manchester United after Newport — ranked 76 locations under United in England’s soccer pyramid — had clawed their manner again from two objectives down.
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“We managed the sport, perhaps we went slightly bit slower,” United supervisor Erik ten Hag instructed the BBC. “We had the prospect to go 3-0. [Alejandro] Garnacho hit the crossbar. [Newport] had nothing, actually nothing after which they scored a objective.”
Bruno Fernandes, 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Hojlund additionally scored for United, who conceded two objectives in an FA Cup match in opposition to a fourth-tier aspect for the primary time since 1970 (in opposition to Northampton City).
“Clearly it was not the outcome that we needed, we acquired the win that we needed however the outcome was not the proper one for us. We did not need to concede objectives,” United captain Fernandes mentioned.
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“We all know that to make the season look not as dangerous because it has been, we now have to attempt to win this trophy … we all know how a lot the FA Cup means for our followers, our membership, for the nation and it is necessary for us too. We need to get into the ultimate and win.”
Objectives from Bryn Morris and Will Evans both aspect of halftime gave Newport actual hope of incomes a profitable replay at Previous Trafford, however finally the Premier League group’s firepower proved an excessive amount of.
Newport supervisor Graham Coughlan instructed the BBC: “The perfect group received, they have been scientific once they acquired their probabilities.
“At 2-2 the ball comes off the submit and it fell to Antony. I did assume at 2-2 we might presumably pressure a replay if we might climate the storm. Class noticed them by means of.”
United face both Bristol Metropolis or Nottingham Forest within the fifth spherical, relying on who wins their replay on Feb. 7.