FA Cup magic alive and kicking after Middlesbrough win, but what next for Manchester United?

It was an FA Cup tie that had everything.

There was Cristiano Ronaldo putting a penalty wide, an astonishing Bruno Fernandes miss, a controversial equaliser and two former Manchester United youth team players coming back to haunt their former side.

Then there was of course a thrilling penalty shootout to decide it all. After 15 superbly taken spot-kicks, Manchester United youngster Anthony Elanga launched his effort over the bar to send Championship side Middlesbrough into the fifth round.

Boro boss Chris Wilder summed it up best in the immediate aftermath of his side's famous win: «The FA Cup is alive and kicking.»

There were hints it was going to be one of those nights for Manchester United, even in a first half they largely controlled.

Ronaldo, so often so cool from the penalty spot, fluffed a chance to put the hosts ahead when he sent his effort just wide of the upright after Paul Pogba had been fouled.

It was soon forgotten, however, when Jadon Sancho's deflected strike not long after put United ahead.

A second goal always felt necessary against a well-organised Middlesbrough side but the hosts missed numerous opportunities to get that with Fernandes most notably failing to capitalise on a mistake in the visitors' defence.

And so a Middlesbrough goal duly arrived, although in controversial fashion.

As they attacked, the ball hit the hand of Duncan Watmore before he crossed for Matt Crooks to fire in from close range.

It seemed certain the goal would be chalked off but an overrule from VAR never arrived.

Fans watching on were left confused but it was a revision of the interpretation of the handball rule by football's lawmakers the IFAB last summer that had been applied, with accidental handball now only penalised if the