Manchester United 2-0 Wigan Athletic (8 Jan, 2024) Game Analysis\u060c<\/p>\n
Manchester United's Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes scored in either half to secure a 2-0 win at Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fourth round on a freezing night at the DW Stadium on Monday.<\/p>\n
Victory against the third division side was a welcome relief for the 12-time FA Cup winners, who are out of Europe and the Carabao Cup and languishing eighth in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
– Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n “The FA Cup is all about winning, it's about knockouts. You want to finish the job. That's what I said in the dressing room, 'job done',” the United<\/a> manager said, Erik ten Hag, at ITV.<\/p>\n United will then visit the winners of the third round replay between League Two (fourth tier) Newport County and National League (fifth tier) Eastleigh FC in the fourth round.<\/p>\n Ten Hag's side comfortably avoided an eighth defeat in 14 away matches in all competitions since last season's FA Cup final, lost to neighbors Manchester City.<\/p>\n Dalot scored in the 22nd minute at Wigan when Marcus Rashford blocked a shot before laying the ball back to the Portuguese, who took a touch before finding the bottom corner of the net just outside the penalty area.<\/p>\n \u201cIt gave us more confidence,\u201d Dalot said. “We needed to score to be calmer and not rush to score. We created a lot and we could have scored more. That's what we lacked today.”<\/p>\n Fernandes doubled United's lead in the 74th with a penalty after Liam Shaw caught the captain's foot in the box.<\/p>\n United also wasted numerous chances.<\/p>\n “Oh, certainly [we should have scored more]”, Ten Hag said. “In the first half I think we created five or six very good chances. I think it was very good football<\/a>.<\/p>\n “We should have taken more, but if you don't score you have to stay focused and I think we did that tonight.”<\/p>\n Rashford briefly celebrated what he thought was a goal, but goalkeeper Sam Tickle dove to collect the ball on the line.<\/p>\n His compatriot Rasmus Hojlund was frustrated by three near misses before half-time, while winger Alejandro Garnacho fired a shot that ricocheted off the bar.<\/p>\n Former United captain Roy Keane said he \u201cwould be furious\u201d with Hojlund if he was Ten Hag.<\/p>\n “These are big chances. Stop messing around. Put the ball in the back of the net,” Keane told ITV.<\/p>\n Ten Hag's team had 33 shots, 14 of which were on target, compared to Wigan's nine. Rashford had eight attempts, four of which were on target.<\/p>\n