Man United’s surprise win over Arsenal in FA Cup shifts fortunes

LONDON — Substitute Joshua Zirkzee struck the winning penalty as Manchester United survived nearly an hour down a man to knock Arsenal out of the FA Cup in a dramatic third-round shootout at Emirates Stadium.

Bruno Fernandes put United ahead seven minutes into the second half with a superbly controlled first-time shot, triggering a furious 20-minute spell in which a flat game suddenly came alive.

But then Diogo Dalot was rightly shown a second yellow card for a late lunge on Mikel Merino and, from the resulting free kick, Arsenal drew level at 1-1. Man United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, deputising for André Onana, could only punch the free kick straight into the air and Gabriel attempted a volley that deflected off Matthijs de Ligt and into the net.

The Gunners were then rampant and had the chance to go ahead when Harry Maguire was adjudged to have brought down…

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