FA Youth Cup: Arsenal left shattered as United setup final with Liverpool

April 3, 2007

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Manchester United side performed one of the great comebacks at Old Traffordto beat Arsenal 4-2 in extra time and set up a mouth watering FA Youth Cup final against holders Liverpool.

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The visitors were into their stride the quickest and dominated the first half. It was no surprise when they took the lead through Kieran Gibbs minutes after half time. The striker added to his strike in the first leg with a simple tap in following a great pull back across the face of the goal from Nacer Barazite .

Arsenal were made to pay for string of missed chances including Danny Drinkwater hacking Paul Rodgers’ back post header off the line as United fought back and took the game into extra time with goals Chris Fagan midway through the second half and a 93 minute strike from second half substitute Antonio Bryan.

Rhys Murphy thought he had put Arsenal into the final in the first half of extra time when latched onto a stunning 40 yard pass from Abumere Agogo before superbly chipping substitute keeper Ron-Robert Zieler .

But United refused to be beaten and goals from Fabian Brandy and Danny Welbeck in the second period of extra saw them safely through to face their fierce rivals and leaving Arsenal rue missed chances.

Manchester United: Amos (Zeiler 10mins); Evans (Bryan 69mins), Chester, Cathcart, Eckersley; Welbeck, Drinkwater, Galbraith; Hewson, Brandy, Fagan.

Subs not used: Derbyshire, Strickland, Moffat.

Arsenal: Butcher; Ogogo, Hoyte, Rodgers, Steer; Dunne (Lansbury 75 mins), Merida Perez (Fonte 93 mins), Randall, Gibbs; Simpson; Barazite (Murphy 80mins)

Subs not used: Szczesny (GK), Parisio.

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