Manchester United played against Middlesbrough, Rangnick sent a starting lineup of 570 million euros, Cristiano Ronaldo was on the front line, followed by Bruno Fernandes, Rashford, Sancho, and the lineup was strong. In contrast, Middlesbrough, the starting worth is only 30.1 million euros, far less than Manchester United. Historical records show that Manchester United and Middlesbrough have met 3 times in the FA Cup, with 2 wins and 1 draw. Since 2005, the Premier League giants have remained unbeaten.
In the 2nd minute of the game, Manchester United launched an offensive, Sancho lobbed and hit the crossbar. In the 6th minute, Manchester United continued to attack, Cristiano Ronaldo barbs in the penalty area, with little strength, and was directly confiscated by the opposite goalkeeper. In the 20th minute, Manchester United got a great opportunity, Pogba made a penalty kick, Cristiano Ronaldo stepped forward to take the penalty, the Portuguese superstar rarely kicked wide, and the Premier League giants failed to break the deadlock. In the 26th minute, Manchester United finally scored. Sancho hit the goal from a small angle from the left to help the team take the lead, 1-0! In the 30th minute, Manchester United scored another goal, but unfortunately it was offside first, Rashford’s goal was invalid, and the score did not change.
In the 33rd minute, Ronaldo shot again and was blocked by the Middlesbrough goalkeeper. In the second half, in the 56th minute, Ronaldo passed the goalkeeper, but unfortunately the ball was knocked out of the bottom line by him and missed the empty goal. In the 65th minute, Middlesbrough counterattacked, Watermore stopped the ball with his hand inside the penalty area, then assisted Crooks, pushed the empty goal, and the score was rewritten to 1-1! In the 72nd minute, Manchester United wasted another opportunity. Bruno Fernandes failed to score, and the two teams entered extra time.
After 120 minutes of fierce battle, Manchester United and Middlesbrough still did not decide the winner and the two sides entered a penalty shootout. Middlesbrough was very brave, hitting all 8 rounds. For Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Mata, Maguire and others all made penalties. In the 8th round, Elanga’s penalty was saved, and the Premier League giants lost the game. The data shows that in this contest, Manchester United had 71% of the ball possession, while the opponent only had 29%. The ratio of the two teams’ shots was 24-5. It can be seen that Manchester United has an overall advantage, but they lost. They set a humiliation of 17 years and were eliminated by Middlesbrough for the first time.