O Manchester United qualified for the final of FA Cup by beating Brighton on penalties (0-0 after extra time, 7-6 on penalties) this Sunday, at Wembley Stadium, and will face their rival Manchester City in early June in the title match.
After regulation time of a lackluster game, the ‘Red Devils’ won the first penalty shootout in their FA Cup history thanks to Solly March’s miss, which was the seventh of the ‘Seagulls’ to take the penalty, before Victor Lindelöf converted yours and secure your spot.
“I feel great, it was a great relief. I’m very happy for the win and to be in the final, I have confidence in myself and I knew which penalty I wanted to take,” said Lindelof.
After being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a 3-0 defeat by Sevilla, on Thursday, Erik ten Hag’s United took the lead in the same stadium where they won the English League Cup against Newcastle (2nd 0), in February.
“It will be a great match against one of the best teams in Europe, in the world… But we already showed when we played them at home that we can beat them,” said Spain goalkeeper David De Gea of the final.
At Wembley the ‘Red Devils’ faced a Brighton that has been impressing in the Premier League and that was fighting for the second final of its history, 40 years after the defeat to United itself, by 4 to 0 in a game that had to be played after the draw in 2-2 in the first.
But this Sunday’s duel did not live up to expectations, with both teams without rhythm.
The team from the south of England kept possession of the ball, their specialty, while United sought to attack on the counterattack, but lacked precision in the conclusions.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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