Casemiro scored twice as Manchester United moved into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 win over Reading, who had Andy Carroll sent off at Old Trafford
United looked sharp, eager to ensure there were no hiccups against a side who lost 4-0 at Stoke in their most recent fixture. The moves flowed at speed, getting United in sight of the Reading goal on a number of occasions without breaching the barrier Joe Lumley. The goalkeeper punched away a Marcus Rashford free-kick and Christian Eriksen’s rebound was blocked but otherwise Reading survived the first quarter of the match unscathed.
In the opening half hour United enjoyed 84% possession and had 11 shots but only one on target. It felt like death by 1,000 chances for Reading and Antony was eager to create them all. In the end it was the 13th effort that crossed the line but without any luck to go with it. Tom Holmes’s interception looped inside the box for Wout Weghorst, on his home debut, to head across for Marcus Rashford to nod home.
It was Reading, however, who should have gone into the break with the lead when Tyrell Malacia wanted too long to clear a Baba Rahman cross from the left, allowing Junior Hoilett to nip in and shoot but David De Gea was in the way to repel his effort. United were not loose after the break, which they started as they left off, with Antony finally producing the assist he had been envisaging all night to slip the ball through for his marauding compatriot Casemiro to dink over the onrushing Joe Lumley. The Brazilian doubled his tally soon after when he took aim with a curling shot from 30 yards that deceived the goalkeeper by flicking off Holmes’s head to help the ball land perfectly in the corner.
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