Man Utd 2-1 Leicester LIVE RESULT: Maguire’s controversial last gasp winner sends Red Devils into fifth round – reaction

Match report

Harry Maguire came up trumps to dump his old pals and get Ruben Amorim off the hook.

Maguire pounced with the stoppage time header that saw United claw their way back from a nightmare performance and keep their hands on the FA Cup.

The United centre back, a Leicester hero for two years, buried Bruno Fernandes’ deep free kick at the far post into the opposite corner.

Yet the Foxes were fuming that the free kick was the harshest of hand ball calls against James Justin… and then replays suggested Maguire may even have been offside.

With no VAR to bail them out of the mire, though, Leicester were simply out of the FA Cup and Amorim out of jail.

Tough night

Stunned Manchester United fans hit out after new boy Patrick Dorgu was thrown straight into the team – but OUT of position.

And after a woeful display he was HOOKED at half-time.

The Dane started at home to Leicester in the FA Cup at RIGHT wing-back.

Yet the 20-year-old was signed as a long-term solution for United’s perennial problems in defence down the OPPOSITE flank.

So when here was deployed on what most people reckon is his weaker side, viewers couldn’t contain their bemusement.

One blasted, “WTF is going on” and another posted: “Don’t think Dorgu suits it.”

Subs ratings

GARNACHO for Dorgu 46 – livened united up and so close to an equaliser before having a hand in the equaliser 8

ZIRKZEE for Mainoo 64 – grabbed an equaliser within minutes of coming on and asked questions of the visitors 7

Man Utd ratings – FORWARDS

AMAD DIALLO – Showed signs of a link up with Dorgu and caused problems but did not see enough of the ball second half 6

RASMUS HOJLUND – Back in the starting line-up and played his part in the equaliser but looked frustrated for much of the night 5

Man Utd ratings – MIDFIELDERS

MANUEL UGARTE – Mugged by Soumare in build up to United first goal – but almost made amends with great pass for Garnacho 5

KOBBIE MAINOO – Could not make much impact and no surprise when he was subbed for Zirkzee after the hour 5

BRUNO FERNANDES – Started to influence the game as it wore on and supplied the free-kick that won it for the home side 6

Man Utd ratings – DEFENDERS

SunSport’s Martin Blackburn runs the rule over United’s players, starting with the defence.

ANDRE ONANA – Early save from Ayew and slightly unlucky with the Foxes goal but otherwise a quiet night 6  

NOUSSAIR MAZROUAI – Makeshift centre back made a superb last ditch tackle on El Khannouss late on to keep United level 7

HARRY MAGUIRE – Former Leicester defender broke the hearts of his old club with dramatic late winner – which looked offside 7

LENY YORO – Stepped in on the left of the back three to replace injured Martinez and did a steady job 6

DIOGO DALOT – Kept his place as left wing back despite Dorgu arrival – failed to make the most of a couple of promising openings 6

PATRICK DORGU – Left back surprisingly played on the right – a few promising moments but then hooked at the break 5

More from Amorim

Asked why his side have been so poor recently, he replied: “I think it’s the small things, if you see the games sometimes it’s to control the ball, to have the ball, don’t give the ball away in the first pressure. It’s the small things, it’s the big things, it’s everything.

“It’s this moment, it’s hard away but especially at home but we have to cope with that and we will try to do it next game.”

Taking the blame

Ruben Amorim has taken the blame for United’s dire performance, telling ITV: “We had to believe until the end but this game has nothing to do with the time of Fergie. I think the performance, we have to do so much better with the ball, without the ball.

“We didn’t have any energy in the beginning, especially in the first-half. Then in the second half we played a little bit better, with a little more speed, winning second balls.

“Then we managed to turn things around so it was a good result not a good performance.

“The coach is the first responsible, when one team doesn’t perform, doesn’t improve, it is the coach but we are here to do things and to see the game, to study the game and try to improve for the next game.”

‘Should be fined’

Ruben Amorim quotes to come – and he’s not overly happy with his side.

While we wait, there was a comical moment earlier in the second half in the form of a Noussair Mazraoui foul throw.

That sort of summed up where United were at that time, too.

Lee Dixon on ITV co comms said: “Absolute foul throw. should be fined a week’s wages for that.

“How can you not throw a ball in?”

Keane adds

He told ITV: “Sometimes they criticise the big clubs always getting the big decisions. That’s a great example of it.

“That is such a bad decision, shocking.”

Ruud rage

Ruud van Nistelrooy is rightly fuming at the winning goal being allowed to stand.

He told ITV: “This wasn’t about being beaten in Fergie time, it was about being beaten in offside time.

“VAR wasn’t necessary. That deals with centimetres and inches; this was half a metre. He was clear in line.

“It’s a hard one to take as the team deserved a draw and the extra time then you never know what happens.

“We pressed United and on the ball we were stable. Of course, we knew the second half we’d give away chances but even then it wasn’t much.

“Decisions like these at our level are hard to swallow.”

Upped it

United just upped it into the closing stages and that’s reflected in the final stats.

Leicester seemed content to sit in and wait for extra-time which just never came in time for them.

Still not vintage for United but much better when ending with a front four. Who’d have thought they’d create more that way instead of with a back five….?

Full time from Martin Blackburn at Old Trafford

Harry Maguire was the last gasp hero – breaking the hearts of his old club with a dramatic stoppage time header. He looked offside but there was no VAR and United fans won’t care.

Another unconvincing display from Amorim’s men but at least they showed the character to fight their way back into the game.

Sub Zirkzee cancelled out De Cordoba Reid’s opener before Maguire put the holders in the hat for round five.

That’s three home wins against the Foxes this season – United would like to play them every week.

Cleaner snapshot

ITV have drawn the lines just to confirm what we all knew.

The assistant is bang in line too. A frustration for all of us who want rid of VAR that these bad calls are made when the technology isn’t used.

Saved at the death

The game changed at the break when Alejandro Garnacho came on.

A bit of pace, a bit of creativity and a combination of him and a goal that should’ve been given offside and United are out of jail.

He’s still a frustrating player to watch as he wastes so many good opportunities but that threat down the left was too much for Leicester to handle.

He is offside, right….?