Either side of coasting their way to the Carabao Cup crown at Wembley last Sunday, Manchester United have had to puff out their chest and roll up their sleeves to keep their hopes of adding more silverware to their collection this season alive.
Following Said Benrahma's opener for West Ham United at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening, United were on course to be exiting the FA Cup at the fifth round stage. Their long unbeaten run at Old Trafford was in serious danger of coming to an end, especially after VAR cancelled out what Casemiro thought was an equaliser.
It was shaping up to be one of those nights when nothing would quite go right, meaning the Reds looked set to be left with just the Premier League and Europa League to focus on. But after Hammers defender Nayef Aguerd headed into his own net with 13 minutes of normal time left on the clock, United rallied and found a further two goals to book a quarter-final date with Fulham later this month.
