In the early morning of January 9, Beijing time, the third round of the FA Cup was played by Wigan Athletic at home against Manchester United. In the first half, Marcus Rashford set up Diogo Dalot to open the scoring, then narrowly crossed the line after his volley was saved, Hojlen and Garnacho hit the post at the same time, and in the second half, Fernandes broke the deadlock with a penalty from the spot. In the end, Manchester United eliminated Wigan Athletic 2-0 and advanced to the round of 32.
【Highlights】
First, after Manchester United won, they will successfully advance to the round of 32 of the FA Cup, and the opponent will be between Newport and Eastleigh, and the city rival Manchester City will be unlucky and draw Tottenham, and one of the two teams will be out of the next round early.
Second, United have won their last six meetings against Wigan Athletic and have not conceded a goal, the last time they lost was in 2012.
Thirdly, B Fee has played 27 times in all competitions this season, contributing 6 goals and 5 assists, ranking first in the team in terms of goals involved.
With the Premier League title hopeless, the Champions League bottom of the competition, and the League Cup defense failed, Manchester United's only hope of winning the title this season is the FA Cup, which is the biggest confidence for manager Ten Hag to keep his position.
According to the draw, Manchester United will face Wigan Athletic from League One, who are also a veteran powerhouse in England, having last played in the Premier League in 2012-13 and the most recent meeting with United was in the FA Cup in 2017, when Wigan Athletic were knocked out 4-0 by Manchester United.
The game started early into United's control time, and the attack was high and high, with Garnacho, Marcus Rashford and Hojlen shooting in quick succession.
In the 22nd minute, Marcus Rashford made a return in the penalty area, and Dalot fired a shot into the far corner of the net to give United a 1-0 lead.
In the 24th minute, Marcus Rashford's volley caused goalkeeper Tickel to get out of his hands, and the ball bounced off the post and failed to cross the line.
In the 29th minute, Garnacho crossed from the side, and Hojlen's header hit the crossbar and bounced off the bottom line.
In the 36th minute, Marcus Rashford's volley into the box was blocked, and Hojlen missed a good chance by kicking the ball off from close range.
In the 40th minute, Garnacho took the ball on the side and cut inside and fired a long-range shot that hit the crossbar and bounced off the bottom line, and Manchester United hit the post again.
Throughout the first half, United had as many as 17 shots on goal, eight of which were on target, but only one goal was scored, mainly due to the players squandering a number of good chances, failing to establish a huge lead and ending the suspense of the game early.
Back on the pitch in the second half, United's offensive was relatively slow, and the number of attacking threats was also declining, but fortunately, the opponent's strength was limited, and it was difficult to complete the counterattack.
In the 73rd minute, B Fei fell to the ground in the penalty area to make a point, and then personally took the penalty kick, clenched his fist and roared to celebrate the goal, helping Manchester United expand the score 2-0.
In the 82nd minute, Garnacho's shot from a tight angle was saved by the opposing goalkeeper. After that, Manchester United could not continue to extend the score, and finally easily eliminated Wigan Athletic 2-0 and successfully advanced to the next round.