Can a penalty shootout win, with just 10 men on the pitch, change a team’s fortunes?

Maguire played an excellent match against Arsenal in the FA Cup third round on January 12, proving that he is a true leader. The English star’s calmness and experience helped his team overcome difficult moments and win. Before that, Maguire seemed to be knocked out of the “Theatre of Dreams”.

At the Emirates Stadium, when Joshua Zirkzee raised his arms and whirled towards the away team’s stands before the penalty shootout in the 1-1 draw in the third round of the FA Cup, people soon felt something special. With his shorts pulled up high and a long white chalk mark down his legs, Zirkzee seemed to transform into “Zirkzee the Warrior” in that moment.

From the moment he fell like a banana tree in the breeze, Kai Havertz seemed to be haunted by bad luck. The Arsenal striker’s penalty kick was so soft and light that even the opposing goalkeeper could have… fallen asleep and still saved it.

And then, Zirkzee was the one who sealed the victory for Manchester United. He gently kicked the ball into the far corner of the goal, before celebrating by “machine-gunning” the crowd, then remembering that he probably shouldn’t have done that.