With 117 minutes gone and the score 1-1, Harry Maguire leapt for a header in the Norwich City box and was bumped to the ground. Manchester United’s centre back had barely got to his feet before he was down again, writhing and stretching to poke a loose ball across the goalline after Paul Pogba had crossed back into a crush of exhausted human flesh.
Norwich, down to 10 men, had no time to restart their engines. As the final whistle blew both sets of players sank to the Carrow Road turf. A round of weary hugs commemorated the fact United had won this FA Cup quarter-final 2-1, and deservedly so on the balance of a slow-burn muddle of a game.
Written by Barney Ronay at Carrow Road
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jun/27/norwich-manchester-united-fa-cup-match-report under the title “Manchester United finally end 10-man Norwich’s Cup hopes through Harry Maguire”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
