THE NOTEBOOK: Man United keeper Bayindir has the fancy footwork of Billy Elliott
Manchester United survived a huge FA Cup fright to win 4-2 at Newport after the Welsh minnows levelled having been two goals down.
Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo - with his first United goal - struck inside the opening 13 minutes and safe passage into the fifth round seemed inevitable.
But Newport shook Rodney Parade to its rafters as Bryn Morris and Will Evans levelled and made light of the 76 rungs between the two clubs on the football ladder.
United's troubled season was in danger of sinking to a new low, but a last-16 date at Bristol City or Nottingham Forest was eventually secured as Antony scored for the first time since last April and Rasmus Hojlund sealed matters in stoppage time.
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Altay Bayindir has waited five long months for his Manchester United debut, and the Turkish goalkeeper certainly prepared thoroughly for the cup tie at Newport.
The 6ft 6in keeper warmed up with a series of perfectly executed high kicks and then did the splits at the end of a pre-match routine that would not have been out of place in a production of Billy Elliott.
It's a measure of the injury problems that have plagued Erik ten Hag during his second season as United manager that Lisandro Martinez, Casemiro and Luke Shaw – three of the key figures in the Dutchman’s first campaign – were starting together for the first time since the defeat at
Antony spared United’s blushes when he restored their lead, and it also ended an embarrassing run for the £85million Brazil winger who had failed to register a goal or an assist in 22 previous games this season.
Man United have conceded two or more goals in an FA Cup match against a side from a lower division for the first time
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