Manchester United 3-1 Reading: Casemiro double helps hosts reach FA Cup fifth round

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Casemiro scores for Man UtdCasemiro had not scored doubly successful a crippled since January 2020, erstwhile playing for Real Madrid against Sevilla

Casemiro scored doubly arsenic Manchester United cruised past Reading to scope the 5th circular of the FA Cup astatine Old Trafford.

After a frustrating archetypal play for the hosts the Brazil midfielder broke the Royals' absorption aboriginal successful the 2nd half, scooping successful the archetypal of his 2 goals aft racing connected to Antony's incisive pass.

He doubled United's pb 4 minutes later, curling successful from the borderline of the container aft collecting Fred's pass.

Andy Carroll was sent disconnected for the visitors aft picking up his 2nd yellowish paper soon earlier Fred backheeled successful the hosts' 3rd extremity from Bruno Fernandes' cross.

While Erik 10 Hag's broadside had opportunities to people a fourth, substitute Amadou Mbengue headed successful a consolation for Championship broadside Reading from Tom Ince's corner.

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Line-ups

Man Utd

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1de Gea
  • 29Wan-Bissaka
  • 5Maguire
  • 2Lindelöf
  • 12MalaciaBooked astatine 78mins
  • 18CasemiroSubstituted forMainooat 73'minutes
  • 14EriksenSubstituted forFredat 57'minutes
  • 21Antony
  • 8Bruno FernandesSubstituted forPellistriat 68'minutes
  • 10RashfordSubstituted forGarnachoat 68'minutes
  • 27WeghorstSubstituted forElangaat 73'minutes

Substitutes

  • 6Li Martínez
  • 17Fred
  • 19Varane
  • 22Heaton
  • 28Pellistri
  • 33Williams
  • 36Elanga
  • 49Garnacho
  • 73Mainoo

Reading

Formation 5-3-2

  • 1LumleySubstituted forBouzanisat 75'minutes
  • 23HoilettSubstituted forMbengueat 69'minutes
  • 17Yiadom
  • 3Holmes
  • 5McIntyre
  • 12Baba
  • 10Ince
  • 22LoumSubstituted forFornahat 62'minutes
  • 8HendrickSubstituted forCraigat 75'minutes
  • 2CarrollBooked astatine 65mins
  • 9Lucas JoãoSubstituted forLongat 76'minutes

Substitutes

  • 6Dann
  • 7Long
  • 11Meite
  • 15Azeez
  • 18Guinness-Walker
  • 19Fornah
  • 21Bouzanis
  • 27Mbengue
  • 36Craig

Referee:Darren England

Attendance:73,460

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Manchester United 3, Reading 1.

  2. Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Reading 1.

  3. Foul by Fred (Manchester United).

  4. Tom Ince (Reading) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  5. Offside, Manchester United. Anthony Elanga tries a done ball, but Facundo Pellistri is caught offside.

  6. Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.

  7. Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Fred.

  8. Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.

  9. Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.

  10. Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.

  11. Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) near footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.

  12. Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the left. Assisted by Facundo Pellistri.

  13. Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  14. Foul by Shane Long (Reading).

  15. Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.

  16. Fred (Manchester United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  17. Foul by Michael Craig (Reading).

  18. Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.

  19. Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).

  20. Tom Ince (Reading) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.

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