Arsenal 1 Man Utd 1 (aet, 3-5 pens): Kai Havertz misses crucial spot kick as Gunners dumped out by ten-man United
Arsenal 1 Man Utd 1 (aet, 3-5 pens): Kai Havertz misses crucial spot kick as Gunners dumped out by ten-man United
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Sponsored by. FOR 45 minutes, it was the worst tie of the weekend. Supporters of these famous old clubs, along with players who have featured for both of these FA Cup giants, must have been shaking their heads in disbelief. And then we had an absolute cracker. A remarkable, edge-of-your-seat third round scrap which took us back to the days when Arsenal and United, under Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson, were the kings of English football.
![[Kai Havertz pulling his shirt over his head after a missed penalty shot.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-arsenals-kai-havertz-looks-963300037.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
We even had a good old-fashioned ruck between Kai Havertz and Manuel Ugarte although Patrick Vieira and Roy Kane would have made mincemeat out of both of them. In the end, Cup holders - down to 10 men for the last hour after Diogo Dalot’s sending off - somehow won.
![[Manchester United's Altay Bayindir celebrates a penalty save.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-manchester-uniteds-altay-bayindir-963300070_a01654.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The hero was no 2 keeper Altay Bayindir, awful at Spurs in the Carabao Cup but brilliant here. He saved Martin Odegaard’s penalty in the second half and then stopped Kai Havertz’s spot kick in the shoot-out. United scored all five of their penalties with Joshua Zirkzee settling the tie.
Seven days after the 2-2 draw at Liverpool, new United manager Rubin Amorim will again be delighted with the way his team - although thankful for some terrible Arsenal finishing - refused to give up. As for Arsenal this was a bad one. The frustration towards Mikel Arteta is growing and the last thing he needs is a north London derby on Wednesday.
