- FA defending champions didn't give it up early as they were desperate to make it two in a row and late in the second half, their captain, the Portuguese midfielder, converted a cross from Diogo Dalot to the left corner to make it level for Manchester United.
Manchester United, the so-called " Red Devils," have exited the FA Cup tournament after failing to win the penalty shootouts against Fulham. The tantalizing match, which was held at Old Trafford on March 2, 2025, proved to be decisive on who proceeds to the tournament's quarter-finals between the two strongholds.
Manchester conceded a goal late in the first half through a corner kick that landed safely on Fulham’s centre-back, Bassey, who used the big chance to punish the Red Devils and head into the half time with the advantage over Ruben Amorim's side.
However, the FA defending champions didn't give it up early as they were desperate to make it two in a row and late in the second half, their captain, the Portuguese midfielder, converted a cross from Diogo Dalot to the left corner to make it level for Manchester United. Both teams proved their urge to proceed to the next stage of the competition, and it ended level in 90 minutes.
Despite the struggle, the battle of the Titans did not end. Instead, they proceeded to Extra time to try and prove their worthiness, but still, there was no goal to separate the two teams, and they further proceeded to penalties where the Red Devils were very much disappointed after Leno, the Fulham goalkeeper, saved two penalties to deny United from qualifying to the quarters. Ruben Amorim's men exited the pitch disappointed, whereas Fulham wore joyous faces, ready to encounter the quarters.
