Manchester United 0-0 Middlesbrough (7-8 on pens): Man Utd lose in FA Cup to Championship side

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Manchester United crashed out of the FA Cup as Championship side Middlesbrough came from behind at Old Trafford and then emerged victorious in a nail-biting 16-shot penalty shootout.

Young striker Anthony Elanga ballooned his shot over the bar to give Chris Wilder's side a win that was celebrated in enthusiastic fashion by a 9,000-strong visiting support.

It was only the second time in 11 meetings with Premier League opposition that Middlesbrough had progressed, following on from their equally surprising success at Manchester City in 2015.

United will complain about Middlesbrough's controversial equaliser, scored by Matt Crooks, who tapped home despite Duncan Watmore clearly handling in the build-up.

However, they only had themselves to blame after failing to take numerous chances in a game where they had 30 shots at goal, the clearest of which came when Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty in the first half.

Jadon Sancho seemed to have put United on the road to the last- 6 when he marked his FA Cup debut with a goal.

Instead, United's most realistic chance of silverware has now disappeared.

The draw for the FA Cup fifth round will take place at 11:40 GMT on Sunday.

Reaction to Manchester United's FA Cup defeat to Middlesbrough

A moment of controversy

The ball hits Duncan Watmore's hand in the build up to Middlesbrough's goal

Who would have known an alteration to the handball rule would have such an impact on the outcome of this match?

Following a revision of the interpretation of the rule by IFAB during the summer, accidental handball is only penalised if the player in question then scores a goal.

So, although the ball clearly hit Watmore's hand before he lobbed the decisive pass to Crooks, referee Anthony Taylor deemed it to be accidental, as the ball had flicked up off the Middlesbrough man's body. This was subsequently checked by VAR Stuart Attwell, who endorsed Taylor's view.

Given Ralf Rangnick had spent the previous few seconds tapping his arm and did so again as Taylor pointed to the centre circle, desperately looking round for someone to appeal to, it is fair to assume United's interim manager did not agree with the officials.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Man Utd

Formation 4-2-3-1

26Henderson
20Dalot
19VaraneSubstituted forJonesat 90'minutes
5Maguire
23Shaw
6PogbaBooked at 42minsSubstituted forFredat 82'minutesBooked at 114mins
39McTominay
10RashfordSubstituted forElangaat 82'minutes
18Bruno Fernandes
25SanchoSubstituted forMataat 100'minutes
7Cristiano Ronaldo

Substitutes

4Jones
8Mata
13Grant
17Fred
22Heaton
29Wan-Bissaka
31Matic
36Elanga
46Mejbri

Middlesbrough

Formation 3-5-2

1Lumley
2Dijksteel
6Fry
17McNair
35JonesSubstituted forBambaat 118'minutes
25CrooksSubstituted forPayeroat 79'minutes
16Howson
7TavernierBooked at 71mins
3TaylorSubstituted forPeltierat 90'minutes
11SporarSubstituted forConnollyat 90'minutes
47BalogunSubstituted forWatmoreat 62'minutes

Substitutes

10Payero
14Peltier
15Wood
18Watmore
22Bamba
26Connolly
28Daniels
37Coburn
50Boyd-Munce

Referee:Anthony Taylor

Attendance:71,871

Live Text

Match ends, Manchester United 1(7), Middlesbrough 1(8).
Penalty Shootout ends, Manchester United 1(7), Middlesbrough 1(8).
Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) right footed shot is too high. Anthony Elanga should be disappointed.
Goal! Manchester United 1(7), Middlesbrough 1(8). Lee Peltier (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
Goal! Manchester United 1(7), Middlesbrough 1(7). Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Manchester United 1(6), Middlesbrough 1(7). Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Manchester United 1(6), Middlesbrough 1(6). Scott McTominay (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Manchester United 1(5), Middlesbrough 1(6). Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Manchester United 1(5), Middlesbrough 1(5). Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Manchester United 1(4), Middlesbrough 1(5). Sol Bamba (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Manchester United 1(4), Middlesbrough 1(4). Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Goal! Manchester United 1(3), Middlesbrough 1(4). Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
Goal! Manchester United 1(3), Middlesbrough 1(3). Fred (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Manchester United 1(2), Middlesbrough 1(3). Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Manchester United 1(2), Middlesbrough 1(2). Harry Maguire (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Manchester United 1(1), Middlesbrough 1(2). Martín Payero (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Manchester United 1(1), Middlesbrough 1(1). Juan Mata (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Manchester United 1, Middlesbrough 1(1). Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty Shootout begins Manchester United 1, Middlesbrough 1.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Manchester United 1, Middlesbrough 1.