Joshua Zirkzee scored the winning penalty for 10-man Manchester United against Arsenal after their eventful FA Cup third-round tie ended 1-1 after extra time at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Arsenal’s Kai Havertz was the only one of the first four penalty takers to miss, denied by a brilliant save from Altay Bayindir before Zirkzee, booed in the defeat to Newcastle United last month, stepped up to win the penalty shootout 5-3.
After a disappointing first half, United took the lead in the 52nd minute thanks to a Bruno Fernandes shot from inside the area after a great run by Alejandro Garnacho.
However, the match took a turn 10 minutes later, when United’s Diogo Dalot already booked for a wild tackle on Myles Lewis-Skelly received a second yellow card for a reckless tackle on Mikel Merino.
Two minutes later, Bayindir’s poor attempted strike fell at the feet of Gabriel, whose shot deflected badly off Matthijs de Ligt and put the Gunners in charge of the tie.
Arsenal could have completed the comeback when they were awarded a questionable penalty after Havertz went down with minimal contact from Harry Maguire.
But Bayindir made a superb save from Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard before the Gunners wasted several chances to score the winning goal.
United will find out their fourth round opponent when the draw is made later on Sunday night.
