Manchester United vs Fulham LIVE highlights and reaction as Fernandes and Sabitzer score after Willian and Mitrovic sent off

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Man United beat Fulham in the FA Cup on Sunday and we'll bring you live reaction to the match in our dedicated blog.

Fulham's Harrison Reed vies with Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez

Manchester United take on Fulham at Old Trafford in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Sunday afternoon.

United progressed to the quarter-finals of the Europa League in midweek after defeating Real Betis 1-0 away from home. The Reds comfortably won the tie 5-1 on aggregate and Marcus Rashford scored the only goal in the second leg.

Erik ten Hag's side are now heavy favourites to win that European trophy and the FA Cup is another avenue for silverware this season. Fulham stand in the way of reaching the semi-final of that competition and they sit in midtable in the Premier League.

After securing promotion back to the top flight, Fulham have enjoyed a successful campaign, but they've lost both of their last two matches against Brentford and Arsenal, conceding three goals against each side.

Regarding the team news, Anthony Martial remains unavailable but Scott McTominay returns.

Follow below for live updates from Old Trafford.

18:31KEY EVENT

United player ratings vs Fulham as Martinez and De Gea good

David de Gea

Made a routine save from Issa Diop, had to be more agile to tip over Antonee Robinson's curler and made a fine save from Willian. 8

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Played as though blindfolded in the final third before Antony came on and he was perked up by their unlikely alliance. 6

Harry Maguire

Kept his place in the absence of the injured Raphael Varane and regressed. Booked for clumsily hauling down Aleksandar Mitrovic. 5

Marcel Sabitzer celebrates scoring Manchester United's second goal against Fulham
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18:30Steven Railston

What would you rate the players?

 

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Man Utd3

Fulham1

FA Cup, Sunday 19th, 2023

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FT - MUN 3-1 FULKEY EVENT

FULL-TIME!

Another significant win for United, who progress to the semi-final of the FA Cup.

What a memorable second half that was.

Marcel Sabitzer celebrates scoring Manchester United's second goal against Fulham
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90+5' - MUN 3-1 FULKEY EVENT

GOAL! 3-1 UNITED!

Fernandes makes it 3-1 with just moments left.

An electric finish.

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90+3' - MUN 2-1 FULSteven Railston

There is space

Fulham have nine men, which means a late equaliser is highly unlikely.

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90' - MUN 2-1 FULSteven Railston

Seven minutes added on

That's not a surprise.

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87' - MUN 2-1 FULSteven Railston

Antony with two chances

The Brazilian did very well to create the first chance - it would have been some goal.

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85' - MUN 2-1 FULSteven Railston

Fulham chucked it away

At 1-1, they still had a chance but Mitrovic's moment of madness made sure of the result.

Aleksandar Mitrovic of Fulham walks down the tunnel after being sent off
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83' - MUN 2-1 FULSteven Railston

Rashford comes off

Fred ON.

Rashford OFF.

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81' - MUN 2-1 FULSteven Railston

FA Cup drama

After an awful first half, supporters will go home entertained after a mad 10 minutes.

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78' - MUN 2-1 FULSteven Railston

Fulham imploded

You rarely see an implosion like that in professional football. Willian and Mitrovic sent off, Marco Silva sent off, a penalty and a goal, all in the space of just a few minutes. Incredible.

(Image: Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images)
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76' - MUN 2-1 FULKEY EVENT

GOAL! 2-1 UNITED!

United take the lead through Sabitzer, what a remarkable turnaround.

FA Cup drama and a crazy few minutes of football.

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74' - MUN 1-1 FULKEY EVENT

GOAL! 1-1 UNITED!

What a crazy few minutes, as Fernandes converts from the spot.

This game has been blown open.

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72' - MUN 0-1 FULKEY EVENT

TWO RED CARDS

Straight red card for Willian. Mitrovic also sent off.

Fulham have lost the plot. Wow, incredible scenes.

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71' - MUN 0-1 FULSteven Railston

Marco Silva sent off

The Fulham manager sent off for his protest.

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70' - MUN 0-1 FULSteven Railston

VAR checking for penalty

Willian stopped Sancho's effort on the goalline with his hand.

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69' - MUN 0-1 FULSteven Railston

Pellistri warming up

The winger could be set to come on.

United need a goal.

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67' - MUN 0-1 FULSteven Railston

Antony revving the crowd

Antony has just urged the supporters for more.

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65' - MUN 0-1 FULSteven Railston

CHANCE!

Mitrovic almost scores again.

De Gea with another great save.

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62' - MUN 0-1 FULRichard Fay

Fulham still in control

United’s makeshift midfield lasted less than an hour then, and they’ve now resorted to another one. Fulham are still in control and if they keep their cool defensively will fancy their chances of seeing this one out. United need a moment of magic from somewhere.

Marcel Sabitzer of Manchester United has a shot at the Fulham goal
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60' - MUN 0-1 FULSteven Railston

Rashford through the middle

Sancho is on the left, Rashfod is through the middle and Antony is on the right. Weghorst has dropped into attacking midfield and a response is needed to that goal.

Aleksandar Mitrovic celebrates after scoring for Fulham against Manchester United
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58' - MUN 0-1 FULSteven Railston

A surprise change

Antony ON.

McTominay OFF.

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56' - MUN 0-1 FULSteven Railston

Antony is coming on

Sancho has been anonymous and Antony replacing him felt a certainty.

Aleksandar Mitrovic scores for Fulham against Manchester United
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54' - MUN 0-1 FULSteven Railston

CHANCE!

Fernandes shoots wide at the end of a counter-attack.

That was almost the perfect response.

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53' - MUN 0-1 FULSteven Railston

Three players warming up

Fred, Dalot and Antony warming up.

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51' - MUN 0-1 FULSteven Railston

That makes it interesting

Changes seemed inevitable at the break but Ten Hag kept faith in the players who disappointed in the first half. United have been the worse side and deserve to be trailing.

Aleksandar Mitrovic celebrates after scoring for Fulham against Manchester UnitedGet
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49' - MUN 0-1 FULKEY EVENT

GOAL! 1-0 FULHAM!

Mitrovic opens the scoring and that had been coming.

He came alive in the box from a corner - simple finish.

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48' - MUN 0-0 FULSteven Railston

Another save

Another huge save from De Gea, who denies Willian's curling effort.

A poor start to the second half.

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48' - MUN 0-0 FULSteven Railston

CHANCE!

De Gea is forced to make a save after some pressure around the box from Fulham.

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47' - MUN 0-0 FULSteven Railston

No changes made

Perhaps surprisingly, there we no changes made at half-time.

Sancho seems like a candidate to come off shortly...

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