Manchester United survived an almighty scare to progress to the FA Cup final on penalties after Coventry fell agonisingly short of a sensational comeback win at Wembley.Sky Blues captain Ben Sheaf sent the crucial kick over the crossbar leaving Rasmus Hojlund to win it, but the game will be remembered for three goals in the final 20 minutes by the Championship side as they recovered from 3-0 down to force extra-time.
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00:00 Wow what a match! The FA Cup semi-final here at Wembley Stadium. Man United vs Coventry.
00:07 And it ends with Man United winning on penalties. But that's not the whole story of the game.
00:12 It is a bizarre one. Man United 3 Coventry City 3. But after 58 minutes I thought it was going to be a nice, easy, comfortable day for Man United.
00:21 But it rarely is. It never is. And it's not good enough probably.
00:25 To throw away a 3 goal lead. Scott McTominay had opened the scoring. Harry Maguire scored 2-0 at half time.
00:32 And you thought Championship opposition, you can't deal with this. United were dominant. They were very much the better team.
00:39 Bruno Fernandes got a third. United deserved it. They were on top. Rashford hit the bar. Bruno went close before that.
00:46 But yeah, Coventry came back somehow. United just switched off. It was almost like a switch turn.
00:53 And they went terrible. Ellis Sims scoring. Hadji Wright scoring. O'Hare getting a free goal.
00:59 OK. It was a free goal. The penalty is a bit harsh on Wambus Dhaka. But my God. Coventry came back.
01:07 And they should have won it in extra time. They were the better team. Ellis Sims almost scored off the underside of the bar.
01:14 And also, Victor Thorpe had the ball in the back of United's net. But on penalty, they just fell short.
01:23 So unlucky from Coventry. The fans of Killea, Coventry fans, are off to my left enjoying the team.
01:29 The United fans off to my right have all gone home. United have won. But it's not positive. It's not good.
01:36 And it's not a good look on Ericsson Hard. With the owners, who were sat just above there in the Royal box, not looking impressed.
01:43 About what they've seen. Weird, weird game. United win, but at what cost?