Manchester United triumphed over Arsenal in a dramatic FA Cup third-round tie, winning 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
United went ahead seven minutes into the second half with a superbly controlled first-time shot, triggering a furious 20-minute spell in which a flat game suddenly came alive. In the box by referee Andrew Madley. United were furious at the decision, believing Havertz went to ground too easily, and a melee ensued in which Maguire, Havertz and Gabriel were all booked. Martin Odegaard stepped up but saw his spot-kick brilliantly saved by Bayindir, low to his left.
Zirkzee forced a fine save from Raya moments into the second half of extra-time but the two teams had to be separated by penalties. All players scored, giving Zirkzee a moment of redemption after being jeered by his own supporters against Newcastle last month by slotting home the winning spot-kick. Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim now has something tangible to aim for. United's priority will, of course, be to improve their position in the coming months, but now there is silverware within reach, no matter how poorly the league campaign goes. United's FA Cups hopes are boosted further by the knowledge they face Leicester City at home in round four. A reunion with Ruud van Nistelrooy will be emotive but it represents a winnable tie which would take United one step closer to Wembley and help generate important momentum Amorim needs as he establishes himself at Old Trafford. By contrast, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has repeatedly said winning trophies is the final step for his Gunners team yet concerns will grow after this that they cannot get themselves over the line. It was a familiar tale: 26 shots, an expected goals figure of 3.29 yet just three shots on target from open play. Arsenal's progress under Arteta is undeniable but they will now need to win the Premier League or the Champions League to avoid another trophyless season, barring an improbable Carabao Cup comeback against Newcastle next month. Their last silverware -- the only trophy under Arteta -- came in 2020. Sources told ESPN prior to the January transfer window that the club would only enter the market if injuries or an unforeseen opportunity presented itself. With Jesus ruled out for lengthy periods, the Gunners were already under a degree of pressure from supporters to act this month. That feeling will only increase after Jesus covered his face with his shirt as he went off with what appeared to be a knee problem, presumably hiding a reaction which suggested he feared the worst. Jesus will be assessed but the initial signs look worrying for a player with a chequered injury history, particularly with knee problems. On deadline day as cover, but he has barely seen any action, starting just five games in all competitions. He finally got a chance here and showed several promising signs without conclusively solving Arsenal's right-wing issue. Arsenal must now weigh up whether to go with what they've got or look to the transfer market -- and the case for signing a new player is increasingly irresistible. It was fitting, maybe, that Man United's decisive fifth penalty was struck by Joshua Zirkzee just two weeks after he was booed off by fans at Old Trafford when he was substituted a half an hour into the Premier League defeat against Newcastle. The Dutch forward has rarely looked like the striker United were hoping for when he arrived last summer in a deal worth over €40 million ($41m). However, he put in a promising performance on Sunday after he replaced Rasmus Højlund on 81 minutes, and he almost scored in extra-time when his deflected shot forced a superb save from Raya. That fifth penalty will guarantee at least one memorable moment in his United career, whatever happens from here. 'Life has these beautiful things,' Amorim told the BBC when asked about Zirkzee. 'A few weeks ago he was suffering with a difficult moment. Now he was like a game changer for us ... all the players in this team have the opportunity.' Joshua Zirkzee celebrates scoring Manchester United's fifth and winning penalty in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday. Havertz's penalty failure summed up his day. He was the biggest culprit in Arsenal's failure, following on from a terrible miss in Tuesday's European League defeat against PSV. The Germany international was guilty of spurning two more golden chances here, the second a staggeringly bad effort when poking the ball over from inside the six-yard box. His spot-kick lacked conviction and provided further evidence that his confidence levels have deserted him just when Arsenal need their centre-forward to step up. Havertz switched to playing as a No. 9 last season organically, a product of Arteta watching his team link-up in training and in games where as he described in April: 'A lot of the time players decide where they have to play, and we can have certain ideas, but then you see certain relationships and some things flow.' That flow just isn't there at the moment
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