CASEMIRO was the unlikely scorer of a double as Manchester United beat Reading 3-1 in the FA Cup fourth round.
Erik ten Hag’s side went in goalless at the break after Marcus Rashford’s header was ruled offside following a VAR call but came out a different beast in the second half.
Casemiro scored twice alongside a Fred goal as United cruised into the fifth round draw.
While Andy Carroll was sent off for a second yellow in the second half.
- Result: Man Utd 3-0 Reading
- Man Utd XI: De Gea, Malacia, Lindelof, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, Eriksen, Fernandes, Casemiro, Antony, Rashford, Weghorst
- Reading XI: Lumley, Hoilett, Baba, Yiadom, McIntyre, Holmes, Hendrick, Loum, Ince, Joao, Carroll
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Onto the next, goodnight!
This is who Manchester United have coming up in their next four games.
It is the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final up next, before getting stuck back into Premier League action against Crystal Palace…
That is all for our coverage of this FA Cup fourth round tie, which saw United beat Reading by three goals to one, and sees them into the hat for the next round of games.
Thank you as always for reading, have a great night!
Match stats
The stats are not always reflective of the tale of a game, but today was not one of those times.
Manchester United dominated Reading tonight, despite not making that domination count until the second half.
The match stats for Manchester United vs Reading in the FA Cup Man of the match
There were a number of really impressive performances tonight, particularly from those in red shirts.
Antony, Rashford, Malacia and Casemiro were all brilliant, but it is the latter who picks up the prestigious SunSport man of the match award tonight.
The Brazilian defensive midfielder proved that he was so much more than that tonight, chipping in with two goals.
The first was a dink over the goalkeeper that most strikers would be proud of, before hammering in a shot from distance just a few minutes later to take the game away from Reading.
Not only was his goal scoring vital, but it seems like he never gives the ball away, times his tackles to perfection, and brings a level of gamesmanship and passion that is almost unmatched in the Premier League.
It was a perfect performance from Casemiro in the middle, and that is why he picks up the Man of the match from us tonight.
Casemiro put in another masterclass for Manchester United tonightCredit: Reuters
A results round up:
With a number of FA Cup fourth round games going on today, and the small matter of Man City against Arsenal in this tournament yesterday, here is a round up of the results so far:
- Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal
- Walsall 0-1 Leicester
- Accrington 1-3 Leeds
- Fulham 1-1 Sunderland
- Ipswich 0-0 Burnley
- Southampton 2-1 Blackpool
- Sheff Wed 1-1 Fleetwood
- Luton 2-2 Grimsby
- Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Birmingham City
- Bristol City 3-0 West Brom
- Preston 0-3 Tottenham
Still to play are the following teams:
- Brighton vs Liverpool
- Stoke vs Stevenage
- Wrexham vs Sheffield United
- Derby vs West Ham
Into the hat!
“Glory Glory Man United” rings around Old Trafford, and seemingly for good reason…
The Red Devils still have a chance (albeit a slim one) of winning a quadruple this season!
That said you would not bet against them in the FA Cup and the Carabao cup this time around, having one foot in the final of the latter already!
Reading were stubborn in the first half, and could well have taken the lead just before half time, but a second half brilliance from Manchester United’s samba soldiers saw them coast to victory in the end.
A brace from Casemiro saw him double his total number of Manchester United goals within three minutes, before Fred added a third to add insult to injury for Reading.
The Royals did get one back through Mbengue, but a red card for Andy Carroll meant that it was an uphill battle with just ten men…
Manchester United beat Reading to progress to the FA Cup fifth roundCredit: Getty FT. Manchester United 3-1 Reading
The referee calls the second half to a close, and it is onto the fifth round of the FA Cup for Manchester United!
90+2. Manchester United 3-1 Reading
A half chance for Alejandro Garnacho, he drives forward and looks to have a shooting chance, but is denied in the end…
90. Manchester United 3-1 Reading
There will be four minutes of added time at the end of the second half.
89. Manchester United 3-1 Reading
Nothing comes from the corner, as we approach the end of the 90 minutes…
88. Manchester United 3-1 Reading
Garnacho has looked bright since coming on, as he looks to get the beating of Reading’s right back.
It leads to a corner for his team…
86. Manchester United 3-1 Reading
A chance for Antony inside the box, but he slips at the vital moment.
That could have been two in two in the FA Cup for him…
84. Manchester United 3-1 Reading
Paul Ince is absolutely going ballistic at Tyrese Fornah, who had a perfect chance to have a shot on De Gea’s goal, but wasted it and looked to set someone else up instead.
If you want to know what he had to say, it looked a little bit like this:
“SHOOT!” followed by a list of expletives I would not dream of typing out on here…
82. Manchester United 3-1 Reading
Garnacho tests Bouzanis this time, as he opens his body up and looks to bend the ball into the far corner.
The keeper doesn’t struggle too much in stopping that one.
80. Manchester United 3-1 Reading
United do well to get down the right hand side once more, but Wan-Bissaka’s cross is picked out by Bouzanis.
78. Manchester United 3-1 Reading
Ince does really well down the right hand side for Reading, with a lovely nutmeg on Mainoo.
Malacia however, brings Ince down, and gets a yellow card for doing so…
76. Manchester United 3-1 Reading
Three subs for Reading including one between the sticks!
Joe Lumley has been taken off, and replaced by substitute keeper Dean Bouzanis.
Jess Hendrick and Lucas Joao are also being replaced, by Shane Long and Michael Craig.
74. Manchester United 3-1 Reading
A few more subs for United…
Casemiro is off, as is Wout Weghorst.
They are replaced by 17-year-old Kobbie Mainoo and Anthony Elanga.
72. Manchester United 3-1 Reading
Off the bench, and into the net!
Amadou Mbengue has a free header from a corner after some poor set-piece defending by United, and it finds the back of the net!71. Manchester United 3-0 Reading
A change for Reading too, Amadou Mbengue comes on for Junior Hoilett.
70. Manchester United 3-0 Reading
A number of substitutes following United’s third goal.
Pellistri and Garnacho are on for Rashford and Fernandes.
68. Manchester United 3-0 Reading
A corner which finds the back of the net!
Bruno Fernandes crosses the ball in low towards the front post, which is flicked in by Fred.Manchester United are running riot!
67. Manchester United 2-0 Reading
Wow.
That dribbling from Marcus Rashford was sensational.
A heel-to-heel flick, followed by a rabona fake on the edge of the box, before finding a cross into the middle which leads to a corner for The Red Devils…
66. Manchester United 2-0 Reading
And it was certainly worth adding that yellow card for Andy Carroll, as he has now picked up a red card.
That is the end of the night for Reading’s striker who wears the number two shirt.
64. Manchester United 2-0 Reading
It is worth adding that Andy Carroll picked up a yellow card for persistent fouling a few minutes ago.
He is understandably frustrated with such minimal time with the ball close to him.
62. Manchester United 2-0 Reading
Malacia has a go from the edge of the box this time, and United are really finding their rhythm.
Mamadou Loum is off for Reading, with Tyrese Fornah coming on for him.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
