Manchester United failed on Saturday night in the quarter-finals of the English FA Cup. The record champions conceded against Wolverhampton Wanderers, who had already thrown out Liverpool in January, with goals from Raul Jimenez (70) and Diogo Jota (76) a 1: 2 defeat. Marcus Rashford’s (95.) goal came in late for the Red Devils.
ManCity struggles to the semifinals
City rivals ManCity reached the semifinals with great difficulty. The champions prevailed 3: 2 away against Swansea, with the second-division side leading 2-0 at half-time after goals from Matt Grimes (20th / penalties) and Bersant Celina (29 ‚).
Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton) and Marcus Rashford
In the second half, the favorite put the clear superiority in goals, but also had a large portion of luck. After the goal by Bernardo Silva (69th) fell the 2: 2 namely curiously: Sergio Agüero shot a penalty on the pole, from the shoes of goalie Kristoffer Nordfeldt the ball jumped into the net (78). The victory goal for ManCity headed Agüero off the field in the 88th minute.
In addition to the „Wolves“ and „Citizens“ Watford is after a 2-1 home win against Crystal Palace in the semifinals, the fourth semi-finalist is determined on Sunday in the game Millwall against Brighton and Hove Albion.
