After a thrilling weekend of FA Cup action, it was always going to take an exceptional incident to snatch the spotlight away from the drama that unfolded at Bramall Lane and Old Trafford.
When Tommy Doyle’s last-gasp winner against Blackburn Rovers pencilled Sheffield United in with a tasty semi-final encounter against Manchester City under the illustrious Wembley arch next month, across the Pennines later that afternoon it was hoped football would once again be at the core of each post-match discussion between Fulham and Manchester United.
That looked set to be the case as the Londoners puffed their chests out and exhibited a fine sense of swagger and verve as they took to the Old Trafford turf as United's equals, before deservedly edging themselves ahead early in the second half thanks to Aleksandar Mitrovic’s first FA Cup strike.
