Manchester United, who qualified for the Champions League and won the League Cup last season, has been hit to varying degrees on all fronts under the leadership of Ten Hag this season, especially after the latest wave of 4 rounds of winlessness, basically missing the Champions League next season. On this matchday, Manchester United face the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley Stadium against Coventry, who are eighth in the Championship, and most fans are more optimistic about the Red Devils due to the obvious difference in quality between the two sides. Scott McTominay opened the scoring in this game, Maguire and Fernandes each made a goal, and Manchester United once led 3-0, but Sims and O'Harley scored two goals in a row, and Wright equalized from the penalty spot in stoppage time. Manchester United won 4-2 on penalties and 7-5 on aggregate to reach the final and compete with Manchester City for the title for the second consecutive season.
Despite the superiority on paper, Ten Hag continued to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Hojlen playing as a central striker, Marcus Rashford, Fernando Fernandes and Garnacho behind him, Scott McTominay and rising star Maynu in the back, Casemiro in central defence, and Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Diogo Dalot in defence, Onana continuing to guard the back of the net for Manchester United.
Once the game started, United dominated the game. In the 6th minute, Dalot instigated an offensive with a long pass in the backfield, and the header in the B fee penalty area was ferried to the goal, and Garnacho inserted a fallen tackle and shot into the air, missing a great opportunity!
In the 23rd minute, Manchester United played an offensive from the right side, Garnacho broke through and passed through, Dalot set a side cross, McTominay grabbed the point in front of the goal and pushed it into the net, breaking the deadlock on the field for the Red Devils, 1-0!
Coventry City were not completely passive, and in the 38th minute, Elks made a silky break down the right and broke into the penalty area, sending a cross to the back post, and Dalot made a key clearance in front of goal.
Manchester United, who escaped the catastrophe, scored another goal before half-time: Rashford's burst was saved by the Coventry goalkeeper, then hit the crossbar and bounced, followed by a cross from a corner kick by Fernandes, Maguire Taishan headed home, 2-0!
Once the game resumed, United remained in control. In the 48th minute, Rashford's pass from the left side of the penalty area was blocked, and B Fei shot from outside the penalty area, went straight to the top right corner of the goal, and grazed the post out of bounds.
In the 59th minute, Manchester United played a quick counterattack, Rashford cut inside on the left, but he had too much power to play the ball and was destroyed by the Coventry defender, but the ball fell to the feet of B Fei by mistake, who shook off the angle and forced a volley, and the ball hit the opponent's goalkeeper into the net, 3-0!
Three minutes later, Marcus Rashford struggled to get back from a set-piece and Garnacho was blocked by Garnacho, who stabbed the ball just high with his leg.
With a big lead, Ten Hag began to make substitutions, Garnacho was replaced by Antony, Maynu clocked out early, and Eriksen came on. Unexpectedly, the best was yet to come, in the 69th minute, Sims crossed from the right, O'Harey jumped to the top from close range, and grazed the crossbar out of bounds.
Two minutes later, Onana's long pass was broken, Tavares crossed low from the right, Sims swept in front of the goal, the ball drilled into the near corner, Coventry pulled one back, 1-3!
In the 80th minute, Coventry made persistent efforts, Sims dribbled horizontally on the left side and then split the ball, O'Harley adjusted slightly, shot from outside the penalty area, the ball hit Wan-Bissaka, producing a strange arc and falling into the net, Onana stood in place and watched, the score became 2-3!
In the 85th minute, there was confusion in the Manchester United defense again, Eriksen's header was not far away, Tolp met the ball and volleyed, Onana responded with a wonderful save and flew off the crossbar!
In the 93rd minute, Wan-Bissaka blocked the opponent's pass with his hand in the penalty area, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty! In the 95th minute, Wright withstood the pressure and hit, Coventry achieved a good show of three chasing three, and the two sides fought 3-3 in regular time!
In the 115th minute, Coventry almost completed the stunner, Sims turned and volleyed in the penalty area, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced down, and then hit the neutral post and popped up!
Manchester United pressed heavily in the hope of killing the suspense as soon as possible, giving the opposition too much room to counter-attack. In the 121st minute, Wright broke through on the left and crossed the back post, and Tolp met the ball and pushed it back, but VAR signalled for offside, and United escaped again, and the two sides were still tied in extra time.
Casemiro, O'Harley and Hielfo missed penalties in the shoot-out, and Manchester United won 4-2, beating their opponents 7-5 on aggregate and advancing to the final. This is the 22nd time Manchester United have qualified for the FA Cup final, surpassing Arsenal to become the top of their history and will face Manchester City for the final title.