Wigan Athletic, ranked 18th in League One before the game, ushered in the third round of the FA Cup, and Wigan Athletic sat in their home PK against Manchester United, who were ranked 8th in the Premier League before the game.
Wigan Athletic is the former Premier League powerhouse, they have won the FA Cup in the 12-13 season, they have been unbeaten in 2 consecutive games in all competitions before the game, and Manchester United has won the FA Cup 12 times, Manchester United's last 2 games in all competitions 1 win and 1 loss form is slightly inferior to Wigan Athletic, but on paper Manchester United is far stronger than Wigan Athletic, and the last 5 meetings are Manchester United defeated Wigan Athletic. Therefore, before the game, more than half of the fans believed that the visiting Manchester United team could beat Wigan Athletic to advance.
Wigan Athletic, playing at home, started the game with Claire alongside Liam Shaw, Godot, Humphreys and Osgao.
In the 23rd minute, Marcus Rashford sent in an inverted triangle pass and Dalot stopped the ball near the top line of the box and fired a low shot into the bottom right corner of the net to give United the lead.
In the 24th minute, Marcus Rashford met the ball on the left side of the penalty area and volleyed the ball away, the opposition goalkeeper Thikel saved the ball, and then the ball hit the post and bounced.
In the 29th minute, Garnacho from the right side of the field crossed from the bottom, and Hojlen followed up with a close-range header in front of the goal that hit the crossbar and bounced.
In the 40th minute, Garnacho cut in laterally on the right side of the front field and fired a long-range shot that bounced off the crossbar.
In the 74th minute, Fernandes converted a penalty and scored it himself to extend United's lead.
In the end, Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup.