Manchester United 1-1p Middlesbrough: Anthony Elanga misses crucial penalty in shootout as Boro cause FA Cup shock

Middlesbrough sent Manchester United crashing out of the FA Cup with a penalty shootout win at Old Trafford. United should have been out of sight in the first half, but squandered a host of chances and their profligacy proved costly as the Teessiders advanced to the fifth round. Ad/> Jadon Sancho gave United the lead after Cristiano Ronaldo had missed a penalty.

Premier LeagueRice: I see myself staying close to London12 HOURS AGO Matt Crooks levelled in controversial circumstances to force an additional 30 minutes and penalties. Fifteen penalties were scored before Anthony Elanga sent his effort high over the bar, sparking wild Middlesbrough celebrations. United made a rapid start and squandered a string of chances.

A day short of his 37th birthday, Ronaldo had a chance to net his first FA Cup goal since 2009, but he dragged his effort wide after Paul Pogba had won a spot kick when getting in behind the Middlesbrough defence. United were dominant before Ronaldo’s miss, with Sancho hitting the bar inside two minutes. It was Sancho who made the breakthrough on 25 minutes, as he latched onto a glorious pass from Bruno Fernandes and beat Joe Lumley with the aid of a slight deflection.

United had further chances at the start of the second half, as Marcus Rashford and Ronaldo missed the target, and they were pegged back in controversial circumstances. Substitute Duncan Watmore collected a pass, but it hit his hand before he lifted the ball over Dean Henderson and for Crooks to turn the ball home. It was a clear handball and gave Boro an obvious advantage, but a change in the law denied VAR the opportunity to intervene after referee Anthony Taylor had allowed the goal to stand.