Ruben Amorim smiles as he and Man Utd stars arrive back in Manchester after FA Cup heroics against Arsenal
MANCHESTER UNITED stars were all smiles as they headed home from dumping Arsenal out the FA Cup.
The ten-men Red Devils put in a heroic performance and booked their place in the fourth round 5-3 on penalties.
Man Utd flew back from Luton Airport and were due to arrive in Manchester at 20:16.
But the nerve-racking extra-time and penalties delayed their landing time to 21:52 last night.
The players and staff were pictured leaving the airport in their luxury cars, looking thrilled with their second consecutive strong performance on the road after drawing 2-2 with Liverpool.
Joshua Zirkzee has had a tough time at Old Trafford since his £36.5million move from Bologna in the summer but finally got the moment he has been dreaming about, converting the decisive spot-kick to knock Arsenal out.
The striker was picked up by a friend in a Range Rover worth approximately £130,000.
Zirkzee’s compatriot Matthijs de Ligt waved to fans by the car park’s exit as he sped off in the same model of car.
Bruno Fernandes scored United’s goal in normal time and he was seen driving away in a new £250,000 Bentley Bentayga.
In a similar car, Noussair Mazraoui went from wing-back to chauffeur as he took Tyrell Malacia home.
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Lisandro Martinez was behind the wheel of an eye-catching Rolls-Royce Phantom valued at close to £400,000 and had team-mate Manuel Ugarte in the passenger seat.
Young wingers Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo also shared the journey back in the Argentine’s gleaming white Range Rover.
Manager Ruben Amorim departed in a £180,000 electric Porsche Taycan Turbo Estate.
The boss was all smiles as he stopped and greeted supporters that had waited to get a glimpse of their heroes.
Amorim is believed to have told fans that the players did not stop to meet them as they needed to get home and rest in preparation for Thursday’s clash against Southampton.
Third-choice keeper Tom Heaton was also pictured in an Audi RSQ8 that can cost as much as £120,000.
And club-legend-turned-chief Darren Fletcher was on the flight with the squad and went home in a Mercedes G-Wagon that are worth around £150,000.
As United travelled home from their victory over Arsenal, Amorim’s side found out that former interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy heads back to Old Trafford with Leicester in the next round.
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.