Manchester United Sail Past Spirited Newport County To Progress Into Round 5 Of FA Cup 2023-24

Manchester United are through to the fifth round of FA Cup 2023-24 after defeat of Newport County. Here are the details.

Kobbie Mainoo scored his first professional goal against Newport County

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FA Cup 2023-24 Round 5: Manchester United find some silver lining in one of the darkest seasons of their history as they fough hard to see-off Newport County as they beat the League Two side 4-2 away at the Rodney Parade Stadium in Newport on January 28. The Red Devils will now seek some solace by the fact that they are still in serious contention for a silverware this season with FA Cup being the only realistic hope, as European hopes were tarnished with bottom placed finish in the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Manchester United can now expect either of Bristol City or Nottingham Forest in the fifth round of FA Cup 2023-24.

Job done and into the next round ➡️✅#MUFC || #FACup

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 28, 2024

 

The absence of Marcus Rashford has also fueled some speculations that the star forward is slowly getting out of favour under Erik Ten Hag and if the Duthman continues to be in charge next season as well, the English forward will most probably be in search of a new club. However, the Manchester United manager bashed thiese rumours in post-match interview.

🚨 Ten Hag: “Marcus Rashford absence? It’s an internal matter”.

“I will deal with it”, he added. pic.twitter.com/DvCXn8cQwd

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 28, 2024

 

FA Cup 2023-24 Round 4: Newport County Vs Manchester United - Match Report

Newport County came into this fixture with hardly any expcetations from football experts and pundits to pull off a miracle and if there were any, they were bashed up in a matter of few miniutes as Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo scored goals in quick succession with respective assists from Antony and Diogo Dalot.

What followed up electrified the whole stadium as Manchester United saw ghosts of 2014-15 season when they were eliminated by a League Two side, when a certain 'Bamidele Alli' scored two bangers to knock United out 4-0.

Manchester United did not let the slip up be fatal enough as they recovered well enough to drag a 2-2 scoreline to finish at 4-2 and progress into Round 5.