On February 5, Beijing time, the fourth round of the FA Cup began, and Manchester United played at home against Middlesbrough. In the first half, Ronaldo conceded a penalty and Sancho broke the deadlock. In the second half, Cruise controversially equalized, B Fei scored the middle post, and the two sides fought 120 minutes to make it 1-1! In the penalty shootout, Manchester United hit all the first seven rounds, but Erlanga lost the 8th round, Manchester United lost 7-8, the total score was 8-9 out, and the upset did not qualify for the FA Cup round of 16.
Thanks to the national team matchday, Manchester United also rested for 14 days, with Ronaldo, Pogba, B Fee and Varane 4 superstars collectively appearing.
Only 20 minutes into the opening, Pogba made a point in the penalty area, but unfortunately C Ronaldo kicked a deflection. Ronaldo still did not score the first goal of 2022, and covered his face with frustration at the age of 37.
In the 25th minute, B Fee accurately picked out a pass, and Sancho, who was worth up to 85 million, scored a left-footed blast to break the deadlock 1-0.
In the 30th minute, Ronaldo and B Fee made consecutive balls, and Rashford turned around and shot at the next city in the front of the penalty area, but was judged to be offside. In the first half, United entered the dressing room with a one-goal advantage.
In the 64th minute, Pogba's shot was blocked, Middlesbrough organized a counter-attack, Dixtel moved widely, Walmer picked out a pass to the back post, and Crooks equalized, 1-1!
However, from the slow motion, it can be seen that Watermore obviously has a handball first, and Maguire, Varane and Dean Henderson have raised their hands, but the referee is indifferent and still determines that the goal is valid.
In the 74th minute, Ronaldo pressed forward to cause the Middlesbrough goalkeeper to make a mistake, but B Fei actually hit the goalpost in the face of most of the empty goal and popped up.
In the 90th minute, Fred's cross from the bottom was met by youngster Erlanga's header that was too positive and United missed the penalty. Seeing that United failed to settle the game in regular time, Ferguson watched from the scene had a grim expression.
In the 30 minutes of extra time, the two sides still did not score the winner, and the game came to a brutal penalty shootout. Ronaldo, B Fee and Maguire all scored, and both sides did not fire in the first 7 rounds.
In the 8th round, Pelletier scored and Erlanga lost a free throw, and Manchester United lost 7-8, 8-9 on aggregate! You know, Manchester United's entire team is worth 790 million, while Middlesbrough is currently in the Championship, and the whole team is only worth 54.5 million! In addition, Manchester United shot 30 times in the whole game, but was eliminated, which is definitely a humiliating big cold goal.
The final whistle blew and the whole Team in Middlesbrough celebrated, while the more than 70,000 United fans were dumbfounded. It is worth mentioning that Erlanga, who lost the penalty, blamed himself and wept, and the Manchester United crowd will come forward to comfort him.
On February 1, Paris Saint-Germain lost to Nice on penalties and missed the quarter-finals of the French Cup. Four days later, Manchester United also missed the FA Cup quarter-finals, and Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were reduced to cup 16 langs, which is definitely a miracle in European football.