'Success is required to justify employment' - national media make Erik ten Hag Manchester United point

Manchester United booked an FA Cup quarter-final with old rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford next month thanks to Casemiro's 89th-minute winner against Nottingham Forest.

Erik ten Hag’s side had been left frustrated in their efforts to break down the hosts until Casemiro popped up with a late-headed goal, which was approved after a lengthy VAR check. Next up for the Reds is a huge Premier League clash against Manchester City on Sunday.

However, with last night's game still in mind, we have rounded up how the national media and Manchester Evening News reported on the game at the City Ground.

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'It was not pretty'

Writing in The Independent, Pete Hall said: "One FA Cup goal in a 1-0 success against Nottingham Forest in 1990 is credited with saving Sir Alex Ferguson’s job and setting the wheels in motion for the trophy-laden dynasty that was to follow.

"Casemiro’s header late in the day to earn Manchester United a 1-0 victory against the same opposition 24 years later is highly unlikely to be remembered in the same bracket as Mark Robin’s famous strike to dig Ferguson out of a hole, but the Brazilian at least gives Erik ten Hag a fighting chance at proving he is the man to lead the Sir Jim Ratcliffe revolution into a brighter future.

"It was not pretty, as United looked vulnerable at the back while profligate down the other end at the City Ground, but Casemiro’s late intervention from a Bruno Fernandes free-kick sees United through to a record 48th FA Cup quarter-final, in the competition that represents United’s only realistic chance of