I saw two Manchester United players show their true colours with Chido Obi chat

Manchester United are out of the FA Cup after they were beaten by Fulham on penalties at Old Trafford, with Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee seeing their spot-kicks saved by Bernd Leno in the shoot-out.

Calvin Bassey had given Fulham the lead on the stroke of half-time, with United conceding from a corner once again. Rodrigo Muniz won the first header and Bassey had the simple task of heading home from inside the six-yard box.

Bruno Fernandes drew the hosts level with a left-footed shot from a Diogo Dalot cross in the second half, with the captain integral to United scoring for the seventh game in a row, but it wasn't enough.

Obi pep talk

After celebrating his goal in the corner, Fernandes made his way to Chido Obi ahead of the game resuming and offered a few words of encouragement and tactical advice.

It was a reminder of Fernandes at his best, helping out his younger teammates and leading from the front. He was determined to try and encourage the 17-year-old, who was making his first senior appearance at Old Trafford.

He could have been the hero as well. He was barely involved in the game for large stretches, but still had three good chances to score. Twice he fired wide from close range with what weren't easy chances by any stretch of the imagination, and then in extra-time he forced Leno into a smart save.

It was an encouraging sign for Obi that he managed to stay alert for those chances when United were struggling to find him in build-up play and a sign of the player he could become as his game develops.

As the players then lined up on the centre circle ahead of the penalties, Lindelof walked there with his arm around Obi, building up his confidence and offering him some words of advice. It looked like a sign he