FA Cup Brawl: Manchester United's Harry Maguire Calls Arsenal's Kai Havertz 'Cheating S***house' After Players From Both Teams Clash; Video

FA Cup Brawl: Manchester United's Harry Maguire Calls Arsenal's Kai Havertz 'Cheating S***house' After Players From Both Teams Clash; Video

The brawl erupted after the referee granted a questionable penalty to Arsenal in the second half.

Suraj AlvaUpdated: Monday, January 13, 2025, 12:29 PM IST
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The FA Cup match between Manchester United and Arsenal was a heated encounter with players from both teams getting involved in a brawl. The brawl started following a heated exchange between Manchester United's Harry Maguire and Arsenal's Kai Haveretz.

Havertz was brought down by Maguire in the box, prompting the referee to award a penalty. However, replays showed that Maguire's outstretched leg barely made any contact with Havertz.

After the referee did not hear Maguire's plea the player accused Havertz of diving calling him"You cheating S***house", which prompted a mass brawl between the players, with Manuel Ugarte shoving the German to the ground in the clash. United had the last laugh with goalkeeper Altay Bayindir stopping the penalty.

10 man Manchester United beat Arsenal on penalties

United took the lead in the 52nd minute through Bruno Fernandes' curling effort from just inside the box after a great run by Alejandro Garnacho.

The game turned on its head 10 minutes later though, as United's Diogo Dalot -- already booked for a wild challenge on Myles Lewis-Skelly -- received a second yellow card for a reckless tackle on Mikel Merino.Two minutes later, Bayindir's poor attempted punch fell at the feet of Gabriel Magalhães, whose shot took a wicked deflection off Matthijs de Ligt and in to put the hosts in charge of the tie.

Arsenal could have completed the comeback when they were awarded a questionable penalty after Havertz went down under minimal contact from Harry Maguire. Bayindir produced a superb save from Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard in the 72nd minute. The extra time also produced goal a scoring chance fo both teams but they failed to capitalise. In the end the match went to penalties

Joshua Zirkzee scored the winning penalty, while Arsenal's Kai Havertz was the only one of the first four penalty takers to miss.

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