Erik ten Hag discovered a new Manchester United undroppable vs Brighton in FA Cup victory

With an hour on the clock, the pendulum in Manchester United's FA Cup semi-final with Brighton & Hove Albion at Wembley swung.

After weathering a Seagulls attacking bombardment in the opening exchanges of the second half, United, for the first time all afternoon, started to get their act together. A loose pass across the centre circle from Julio Enciso, intended for Kaoru Mitoma, was cut out by Aaron Wan-Bissaka and he made the decision to provide the catalyst for change in the game's dynamic.

Despite being surrounded by three blue and white striped shirts, Wan-Bissaka, who was substituted ahead of United prevailing 7-6 on penalties to book an all-Manchester date with City on June 3, felt brave enough to glide away from both Alexis Mac Allister and Pervis Estupinan. It immediately resulted in those behind Robert Sanchez's goal cranking up the volume.

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The decibel levels then peaked even higher when Wan-Bissaka, despite having his shirt tugged by the recovering Estupinan, managed to find enough strength and power to get away from the left-back, even though, had he have stopped or gone to ground, a free-kick would have been awarded. Eventually, once level with the penalty area, he played a low pass inside that found Antony, who stabbed the ball into Casemiro's path before it was eventually cleared by Mitoma.

Although, ultimately, it was an attack that came to nothing in a game that was devoid of clear openings, it was one of United's best attacks all afternoon, even though it was not via a source that you would have usually associated with attacking play. Wan-Bissaka, who was going to be allowed to leave Old Trafford last summer, was flexing his