Summary

  • Lukaku scores with header at far post

  • Matic heads second from Ashley Young's free-kick

  • Man Utd & Spurs through to semi-finals

  • Mourinho highly critical of his team after match

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:45 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

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    Andrew: The two players Mourinho singled out in his 12 minute monologue yesterday score tonight. Genius!

    Babatunde: It's not a convincing win for me, Man Utd not playing as expected. Mourinho has to change his style.

  2. 'Mourinho needed this win'published at 21:43 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Manchester United 2-0 Brighton

    Stephen Warnock
    Ex-Liverpool defender at Old Trafford

    Mourinho needed a result, they needed a win. And typical Mourinho he gets it. It may not have been in the way fans want, but he can say the team bounced back and that the team have a winning mentality. And so it has proved.

  3. Watch: Matic seals Man Utd win against Brightonpublished at 21:42 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Manchester United 2-0 Brighton

    Watch as Nemanja Matic heads home late on for Manchester United to secure a 2-0 win over Brighton in their FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford.

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:41 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

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    Josh: Another dreadful performance, the result papers over the cracks. The only positive I can take from that as a United fan is we're through

    Amogh: Football is as much a game of confidence as it is skill. People are deluded and need a reality check if United are expected to suddenly switch into another gear after the Sevilla debacle.

  5. Matic the manpublished at 21:39 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Manchester United 2-0 Brighton

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  6. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:39 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Manchester United 2-0 Brighton

    Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and Brighton manager Chris HughtonImage source, Reuters

    Job done for Jose Mourinho and Manchester United.

    In some horrible conditions, especially in the first half, goals from Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic take United into a Wembley semi-final.

    Professional and effective from the hosts. Brighton gave a good account of themselves in the second half and were left to regret Jurgen Locadia's missed header when unmarked, but it is United who advance.

  7. Postpublished at 93 mins

    Manchester United 2-0 Brighton

    Pascal Gross tests Sergio Romero from 25 yards, but the goalkeeper is equal to it.

  8. 'Brighton deserve more'published at 21:36 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Manchester United 2-0 Brighton

    Stephen Warnock
    Ex-Liverpool defender at Old Trafford

    Just looking at Brighton, their fans can be proud of the performance tonight having come all this way. They have given everything this second half and deserve more.

  9. Postpublished at 91 mins

    Manchester United 2-0 Brighton

    Ashley Young seems to have recovered from his knock. He calmly brings down the box in his own area and takes a touch to give it to a team-mate.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:34 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

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    Colin: United winning ugly again! Brighton really deserved something from this as they've shown great ambition!

    Sho: Really doesn't feel like we're winning 2-0 and going through to the FA Cup semis. Been another one of those "just about ok" performances, if that.

  11. Postpublished at 21:34 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Three minutes left. Brighton need two goals.

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:33 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

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    Jon: And that’s why Jose signs tall players. Why try and carve teams open with scintillating football when all you need is cross-head-goal?

    Yaw: Thank goodness Young is on set pieces again. Quality way better than Rashford's!

    Dharma: Matic is MOTM for sure. United have to improve if want to win the cup though

    Manchester United's Nemanja MaticImage source, PA
  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 90 mins

    Manchester United 2-0 Brighton

    Ashley Young gets some treatment, but United say he is OK to carry on. Instead, Marouane Fellaini comes on for Jesse Lingard, meaning it is a day of inaction for both Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez.

    Manchester United's Marouane FellainiImage source, Reuters
  14. Tottenham away?published at 21:32 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Man Utd 2-0 Brighton

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport at Old Trafford

    Manchester United manager Jose MourinhoImage source, Getty Images

    So, it looks like Jose Mourinho is going be the first manager who might be asked about the potential for a Wembley semi-final against Tottenham.

    Spurs' year-long stay at the national stadium while their new home is finished always had the potential to be controversial - and now Manchester United have a one-in-three chance of facing a last four encounter at Wembley against the team who play there all the time.

  15. Postpublished at 88 mins

    Manchester United 2-0 Brighton

    Ashley Young looks to be in pain, who has gone down badly when trying to challenge Jurgen Locadia. No blame at all to the Brighton man, and Young fell badly on his back leg. Remember, he is in Gareth Southgate's squad for the friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy.

  16. 'Great ball from Young'published at 21:30 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Manchester United 2-0 Brighton

    Stephen Warnock
    Ex-Liverpool defender at Old Trafford

    What a ball from Ashley Young. Feeds it into a great area, takes the pace off the ball just to get the accuracy on the ball, and a great header from Nemanja Matic.

    Manchester United's Nemanja MaticImage source, PA
  17. WATCH: Jurgen Locadia heads wide for Brightonpublished at 21:28 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    Manchester United 2-0 Brighton

    Brighton have been the better side in this second period but still find themselves staring down the barrel of an FA Cup exit.

    Here is a clip of probably Brighton's best chance, which was headed wide by Jurgen Locadia on 66 minutes.

    It was only 1-0 at this time, and this would have made it level.

  18. goal

    GOAL - Manchester United 2-0 Brightonpublished at 83 mins

    Nemanja Matic (Manchester United)

    That should be the game.

    With their first chance on or off target in the second half, Manchester United double their lead.

    Ashley Young's deep free-kick is headed into the net by Nemanja Matic, who set up the first goal for Romelu Lukaku. Not a pretty performance by United, but nearly job done.

    Manchester United's Nemanja MaticImage source, Reuters
  19. Postpublished at 21:26 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

    The snow is back in Manchester.

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:24 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2018

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    PW: What are the chances of Utd having another shot on goal? Slim?

    Karl: So many times we play all this tippy tappy football in the middle when we've got players on their own out wide. If only Scholes was on the pitch to pepper the ball to them. This game is screaming for a Scholes!

    To be fair, most games are always screaming out for a Scholes.