New footage emerges of Man Utd stars Martinez and Ugarte confronting Havertz after Arsenal’s penalty miss
FOOTAGE has emerged of Manchester United stars Lisandro Martinez and Manuel Ugarte confronting Kai Havertz.
The flash point happened in the seconds after Martin Odegaard’s penalty miss in the fiery FA Cup third round tie.
https://twitter.com/doin_bitss/status/1878518961198739545When the second half penalty was awarded, United defender Harry Maguire appeared to brand Havertz a “cheat” after he went down in the box to win the controversial spot-kick.
It sparked a major scrap between the two teams, with Gabriel Magalhaes, Havertz and Maguire eventually booked.
Gunners captain Odegaard went on to take the penalty but his effort was saved by Altay Bayindir.
New footage from the aftermath of the miss, which emerged on social media after full-time, shows Havertz attempting to beat the United goalkeeper to the rebound.
When he fails to get there in time, both Martinez and Ugarte step in to give him a push.
Fans took to social media to react to the incident, with one person writing: “I actually proper rate that.”
Another commented: “I’ve missed this side of us. All instilled by the manager, what a guy”
While a third said: “Ugarte they will never make me hate you.”
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Man Utd went on to win the match on penalties – following a miss from Havertz in the shoot-out.
The club social media account claimed “justice” was served at full-time.
Reacting to the initial penalty incident, Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim said: “The players told me it was not a penalty, but let’s move on.
“We are more resilient. More aggressive.
“We showed a different spirit. We are improving that aspect.
“The players were really tired but today was our day. I felt a connection with the fans.”
Man Utd ratings vs Arsenal as Maguire and Co dig deep to win after Dalot's moment of madness
MANCHESTER UNITED produced a heroic effort to squeeze past Arsenal and into the FA Cup’s fourth round on penalties.
The Red Devils were forced to dig deep at the Emirates following Diogo Dalot’s 61st minute red card.
On a freezing cold afternoon in North London, SunSport’s Kealan Hughes rates and slates each United performer…
ALTAY BAYINDIR – 8
Poor punch up in the air which allowed the ball to fall nicely for Gabriel to finish.
Redeemed himself with a brilliant penalty save to keep the score level, before superbly denying Declan Rice twice.
NOUSSAIR MAZRAOUI – 7
Was assured on and off the ball if unspectacular. Got his body on the line as the Gunners pushed for a winner.
MATTHIJS DE LIGT – 8
Solid in defence and kept the backline well organised. Produced the best tackle of the match on the goalline to deny Leandro Trossard a certain goal.
HARRY MAGUIRE – 8
Commanding in the air and made several key blocks but gave away the penalty which Arsenal missed to go in front.
Got away with an earlier error as he failed to clear – the ball landed at Kai Havertz’s feet but he somehow skewed wide with his effort.
LISANDRO MARTINEZ – 7
Had to be on high alert to deal with the movement of Arsenal forwards but it was a task he managed well.
DIOGO DALOT – 3
Booked for a mistimed lunge on Lewis-Skelly. He followed that up with another silly, late foul on Merino with the ball about to go out of play for his second yellow. Stupid red card.
MANUEL UGARTE – 7
A firefighter all across the pitch for his side, although spent most of the match in his own half given Arsenal’s dominance.
Was booked for one foul too many just before the hour mark and was lucky to escape a red card as he went head-to-head with Havertz after the penalty incident.
KOBBIE MAINOO – 6
Lively in the middle and kept a close eye on Jorginho. Looked sharp on the ball and showed some clever touches.
Should have done better to head clear before Gabriel’s equaliser.
ALEJANDRO GARNACHO – 7
Always an outlet on the counter which was much needed for the Red Devils.
Made the most of a Gabriel error to burst in on goal and pass across to Fernandes to score.
BRUNO FERNANDES – 7
Was booked for throwing a trademark tantrum after claiming he was fouled on the edge of the box when lining up a shot.
Showed his class with a brilliant first-time finish which he bent around a defender into the far corner.
RASMUS HOJLUND – 3
Failed to provide the focal point that United badly needed, which meant almost every pass forward was dealt with by the Arsenal centre-halves. Was fortunate there was no VAR to take a look at his apparent elbow on William Saliba, which left the Arsenal star bloodied.
SUBSTITUTES
Amad (for Garnacho, 80mins) – 6
Lively on the counter too but just lacking a bit of quality – though was outnumbered every time he got the ball.
Joshua Zirkzee (for Hojlund, 80mins) – 6
Some very clever touches when he came on and provided a presence up front at a time United badly needed it.
Toby Collyer (for Mainoo, 80mins) – 5
Showed plenty of energy but was missing quality in some areas.
Tyrell Malacia (for Ugarte, extra-time) – 6
Stuck to his task well.
Leno Yoro (for Maguire, 104) – 6
Did his job well during the closing stages of the match. Converted his penalty in the shoot-out with aplomb.