FA Cup: Amorim reacts as Man Utd beat Leicester, qualify for fifth round

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FA Cup: Amorim reacts as Man Utd beat Leicester, qualify for fifth round

Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim, has insisted that their last-gasp win against Leicester City in the FA Cup fourth round had “nothing to do with Fergie time.”

The Red Devils failed to record a shot on target in the first half.

This is the third time this season they have done so.

United went behind before half-time after Bobby De Cordova-Reid headed in the rebound from Wilfred Ndidi’s shot.

Joshua Zirkzee levelled the game in the second half, and with extra time beckoning, Harry Maguire headed in the winner in the 93rd minute from Bruno Fernandes’ free kick, seconds before the final whistle.

“We had to believe until the end but this game has nothing to do with the time of Fergie. I think the performance, we have to do so much better with the ball, without the ball,” Amorim told ITV after the match.

“We didn’t have any energy in the beginning, especially in the first-half. Then in the second half we played a little bit better, with a little more speed, winning second balls. Then we managed to turn things around so it was a good result not a good performance.

“The coach is the first responsible, when one team doesn’t perform, doesn’t improve, it is the coach but we are here to do things and to see the game, to study the game and try to improve for the next game.”