Manchester United have booked their place in the FA Cup final, but they were far from impressive after giving up a 3-0 lead against Coventry City at Wembley only to win the game on penalties.
Erik ten Hag's side were in cruise control in the game, with goals from Scott McTominay, Harry Maguire, and Bruno Fernandes ensuring that they led 3-0 going into the final quarter of the game.
However, what followed was one of the best comebacks in FA Cup history.
Coventry City would go on to score three goals in the final 20 minutes or so, with an injury time penalty completing the comeback.
WHAT. A. COMEBACK 🤯😳@Coventry_City have come from three goals down to level against @ManUtd 😱#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/CTPT8QnOAx
— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) April 21, 2024
The Championship side would go on to create the better of the chances in extra-time, missing a number of opportunities.
They also thought they had won it in the dying moments of the contest, only for their late goal to be ruled out for offside.
A penalty shootout would follow, with Manchester United immediately on the back foot after Casemiro missed the first of the day. However, Coventry City would go on to miss two penalties of their own soon after, with Rasmus Holjund scoring the decisive spot kick.
Rasmus Højlund scores in the shootout to send @ManUtd to the 2024 #EmiratesFACup Final 🔴 pic.twitter.com/lsCuj80DTK
— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) April 21, 2024
Manchester United will now face Manchester City in the final, a repeat of last year's decider.
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Roy Keane tears into Manchester United players after FA Cup collapse
While Manchester United did get the job done in the penalty shootout, their collapse in this game was indicative of their performances all season. When the pressure came on, they fell apart.
In the end, they were incredibly fortunate not to lose the game in extra-time.
Speaking on ITV after the end of normal time, Roy Keane was scathing in his assessment of United's second half collapse.
I can't believe what I'm watching.
You're 3-0 up and coasting, you start slowing the game down. You're looking for leadership, you see the goalkeeper messing around.
Once that goal went in for Coventry they got confidence and momentum. It's all about Coventry now.
But United, if they don't get over the line in this game, these players... I don't know what to say.
Huge credit to Coventry. United, shocking.
They may have eventually won the game, but the Cork man was not impressed with the win.
Keane would call out the lack of quality and leadership in the Manchester United team after the final whistle.
Every time I see this United team, I don't like what I see. They're hard to like, they just play in moment.
You go on about leadership and characters, I don't see any of it in this United group. You're 3-0 up, you don't give a Championship team any sort of hope that they can get back into the game.
That's what they do, they give up chances, they give up goals. We have seen it all season, so I don't know why we're that surprised...
They give teams chances, we've seen it through throughout the FA Cup this year. They gave Wigan chances, Newport, Leicester, Liverpool probably should have beat them, they should have been beaten today...
[Harry] Maguire did an interview at the end and said 'we showed great character'. I don't see character in this group of players, I really don't.
I'm getting to the stage where I'm almost disliking them, because I see what qualities they have, but they had that game won and just took their foot off the gas. You're waiting for leadership, you see people with bad habits.
I'm looking at the goalkeeper, he's wasting time. You're 2-0 or 3-0 up and your wasting time, just get on with the game, flex you muscles, you've got the game won. Then they take a step back almost?
Show some courage, they're almost frightened to go and win the game. There are huge problems for Manchester United going forward.
Manchester United will now prepare for an FA Cup final later this season, their only hope of of rescuing that what has been a miserable campaign.
Based on today's showing, you wouldn't be confident that they can get the job done against Manchester City.
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