In the second semi-final of the FA Cup that ended in the early morning of April 22, Beijing time, Manchester United almost created a big upset, they were led by 3 goals, and were equalized by 8th place Coventry City in the Championship, and Manchester United won 4-2 in the penalty shootout, with an aggregate score of 7-5, and met Manchester City for two consecutive years.
In this game, Manchester United's injury tide has not changed. There was only one Maguire left at centre-back, and Casemiro had to retreat to play a cameo role in central defender. However, even though Manchester United was short of young players and faced a far inferior eighth place in the Championship, Manchester United managed to completely suppress their opponents in the first half. In the first half, McTominay, who returned from injury, and central defender Harry Maguire scored two goals in a row. In the entire half, Coventry had just 1 shot on goal and 0 on target.
In the 58th minute, Manchester United once extended the score to 3-0 with a low shot from B Fee. But since then, the situation on the field has changed dramatically. In the 71st minute, Simms helped Coventry pull one back. In the 78th minute, O'Harey scored after refraction and chased another goal. In stoppage time, Aaron Wan-Bissaka sent a penalty and Lai scored the equaliser. In this way, Manchester United conceded three goals in 24 minutes in the second half and was dragged into extra time by Coventry.
Coventry City reached the final in extra-time, but VAR intervened and ruled offside in the first goal, and United escaped. In the penalty shoot-out later, Manchester United goalkeeper Onana helped Manchester United win 4-2, eliminated the opponent 7-5 on aggregate, and advanced to the FA Cup final.
And this narrow victory also allowed Manchester United to set a number of records. For starters, it was the 32nd time in Manchester United's history that they have played in an FA Cup semi-final, making them the player with the most appearances in an FA Cup semi-final. Second, Manchester United reached the final 22 times out of 32 appearances, surpassing Arsenal to become the team with the most FA Cup finals.
After reaching the FA Cup final, United are one step away from winning the FA Cup for the 13th time in their history. If Manchester United win the title, they will move closer to Arsenal, who have won the most titles (14). However, Manchester United's opponent in the final is a strong rival Manchester City, last year's final, Manchester United lost 1-2, I don't know if this time Ten Hag can lead the team to revenge and get rid of the embarrassment of the season's four empty?