Rooney scores, MU advances to FA Cup quarter-finals

This morning (February 17), in the late match of the 5th round of the FA Cup, MU defeated Preston with a score of 3-1 to win a ticket to the quarter-finals. Herrera, Fellaini and Rooney were the players who scored for MU. Preston's only goal was scored by Laird.

In this match, although rated higher, MU still encountered many difficulties against Preston's defensive counter-attacking style. During the first half of the match, MU did not create any notable scoring opportunities. After the first 45 minutes of play, the two teams went into the break with a 0-0 draw.

MU successfully came from behind to beat Preston to advance to the quarter-finals (Photo: Daily Mail)

In the second half, Preston unexpectedly opened the scoring. In the 47th minute, from a simple attack, Joe Garner made a smart pass, creating an opportunity for Scott Laird to defeat goalkeeper De Gea.

Conceding a goal, coach Van Gaal instructed his players to play fast and put pressure on Preston. After many efforts, the "Red Devils" finally got the equalizer thanks to Herrera in the 65th minute.

Excited after the equalizer, MU played even better in the following minutes. As a result, in the 72nd minute, the away team had a goal to raise the score to 2-1 thanks to the "frizzy-haired" midfielder Fellaini.

Rooney celebrates his goal (Photo: Daily Mail)

Not stopping there, in the 88th minute, Rooney scored the third goal for the “Red Devils” after successfully executing a penalty kick. Before that, the MU captain was fouled by goalkeeper Thorsten Stuckmann in the penalty area.

In the end, MU successfully came from behind against Preston to win a ticket to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, coach Van Gaal and his team will face the reigning champions Arsenal./.

Match goal clip (source: Youtube)

Result:Preston 1-3 MU

Score:

Preston: Laird 47' – MU: Herrera 65', Fellaini 72, Rooney (88')

Starting lineup

Preston: Stuckmann; Huntington, Clarke, Wright; Humphrey, Welsh, Kilkenny, Laird; Gallagher; Davies, Garner.

MU: De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Rojo, Shaw; Blind, Herrera, Fellaini, Di Maria; Rooney, Falcao.

According to VOV