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(Leicester-Manchester United 3-1) They have not lost in domestic tournaments in 29 games. But in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup, the super series ended. Another title shot is gone for Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s Manchester United.
– We didn’t have the glow tonight, Solskjær tells the BBC after the game.
The Norwegian has lost four of the four semi-finals with United. Tonight he lost a fifth chance to play a grand final.
“Leicester was much better than Manchester United from start to finish,” said the BBC’s Alan Shearer. A clearly tired United could in no way follow the victory against Milan in Italy three days ago.
– The chance of winning is dramatically diminished when you go from an away game in Europe on Thursday to an away game in England on Sunday, former United stopper Henning Berg tells Viasat.
– We just didn’t have enough against a good team, describes Ole Gunnar Solskjær and thinks he couldn’t have done anything differently.
For the first time since their defeat to Liverpool at Anfield 14 months ago, Manchester United smoked on an English pitch. Solskjær & co. now he only has a realistic chance of a title this season. The leaders of Molde, Granada, wait in the quarterfinals of the Europa League.
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Manchester United also missed a dream draw: Southampton will be Leicester’s rival in the semi-finals. Manchester City and Chelsea meet in the second semi-final. Both games will be played at Wembley in London on April 17-18.
– We have the Europa League and the Premier League to focus on. Yes, we would like to play at Wembley, but now the focus is on the matches we will play, says Ole Gunnar Solskjær.
Leicester are set for their first semi-final since 1982 and Brendan Rodgers clinched a long-awaited victory against the club against which he has the worst results as a coach.
– We showed courage by really playing football against one of the best teams in Europe. I am very happy with the players. They showed that we really deserved this victory, says Rodgers.
A United with Bruno Fernandes on the bench – and without an injured Marcus Rashford – came out cautiously. But after 25 minutes, the caution unintentionally disappeared.
FOR THE SEMIFINAL: Youri Tielemans and Leicester. Photo: OLI SCARF / POOL
Harry Maguire was supposed to play from his own goal, but Fred’s left foot pass wasn’t the perfect type. Brassen had not had a good start to the game and the pass back to goalkeeper Dean Henderson was even worse.
A pure mistake.
Two-goal scorer Kelechi Iheanacho did an easy job and gave Leicester the lead.
-I can’t express this feeling, says a happy Iheanacho after reaching his first semifinal.
Jan Åge Fjørtoft in the Viasat study gave Maguire no more than 10 percent of the responsibility for United’s fading. Fred got the rest.
– This is not at the level United should have, Fjørtoft thought.
– Maguire will never play that ball in the world, says Henning Berg.
BLYTUNG NIGHT: Fred (middle) made a mistake. Bruno Fernandes (left) and Edinson Cavani did not help. Manchester United is out of the FA Cup. Photo: OLI SCARF / X01348
Ole Gunnar Solskjær caught up on chewing gum in the band. The manager didn’t like it at King Power Stadium. Nor was it good that Paul Pogba was left behind after a stamp from fellow countryman Wesley Fofana.
But Pogba got up.
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Three minutes later he turned nicely onto the left wing. Donny van de Beek skips Pogba’s passes. Mason Greenwood appeared behind the Dutchman’s back. The shot was in the corner.
– A position war where 1-1 is logical, Viasat expert Lars Tjærnås thought at the break.
THE NAIL: Kelechi Iheanacho puts the nail in United’s coffin with his second goal. Scott McTominay and goalkeeper Dean Henderson can do little. Photo: Ian Walton / Pool AP
But Youri Tielemans didn’t spend many minutes bringing new imbalances to Solskjær’s accounts.
Manchester United fell back and forth as the 23-year-old played against the wall with fellow scorer Iheanacho and lunged forward. Neither Victor Lindelöf nor anyone in a red suit encountered the Belgian. Thus, Tielemans thundered at 2-1 with his right foot. Brilliantly done.
– Sorry to say that. All that was missing was the bag, says Jan Åge Fjørtoft about Lindelöf’s defensive ability in the situation.
– I think we had a brilliant match against a difficult opponent, says Tielemans.
Jamie Vardy switched over to his old Maguire camera crew a few minutes later. The shot went wide.
Then Solskjær had had enough. He made a four-man change 26 minutes before the end: Bruno Fernandes, Edinson Cavani, Luke Shaw and Scott McTominay replaced Paul Pogba, Donny van de Beek, Alex Telles and Nemanja Matic.
Manchester United immediately moved up the field and began challenging the Leicester defense with Johnny Evans at center. Northern Ireland won three league golds with Alex Ferguson’s United before disappearing at West Bromwich in 2015.
The 33-year-old proved he still has a lot of quality, but received a yellow card after a missed tackle on Bruno Fernandes. But it didn’t matter.
Because it was Leicester who scored goals.
McTominay completely missed Kelechi Iheanacho’s mark on the back post. Marc Albrighton’s free kick went wide before meeting the Nigerian’s forehead: 3-1.
