Man United v Middlesbrough player ratings: Fernandes 8, Ronaldo 6; Tavernier 8, Balogun 5

Championship side progress to FA Cup last 16 after winning a tense shootout at Old Trafford

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  MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYER RATINGS: Dean Henderson – 6. Little to do in a first half where United had 70 per cent possession and 12 shots to Boro’s one. Then a super right-handed save from Crooks on 55 in a far more open, hectic, entertaining, cup game. Another key save on 115 from Connolly. Nearly got to second penalty of shootout. No saves from eight in the shootout. Reuters

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  Diogo Dalot – 7. In his best moment as a United player since moving to Old Trafford in 2018. Got forward beyond his man, made key passes and had an incredible 150 touches. Make that 151 with his penalty. AP

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  Harry Maguire – 7. Cut out a rare serious Boro attack on 32. Ball sailed over his head before Boro’s equaliser. Booed for passing the ball back to his goalkeeper in 119th minute. Took second penalty. Buried it in the corner. Getty

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  Raphael Varane – 7. Comfortable and unflappable against Boro’s attack in the first half when he won everything in the air. Less assured in the second – what was he doing for Boro’s equaliser? AFP

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  Luke Shaw – 7. Back after an absence and set up Ronaldo’s overhead kick after five mins, then played the ball to Ronaldo which led to the penalty. Efficient in the air against the taller Sporar. Beautiful ball to Sancho on 52. Nowhere for Boro’s equaliser but continued to push forward and attack and touched the ball more than any player on the pitch – 154 times. Tired in extra time. AFP

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  Scott McTominay – 6. Strong alongside Pogba in the first half, less so in the second as Boro grew stronger in the middle. Took the sixth penalty of the shootout. Scored. PA

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  Paul Pogba – 7. First game back after injury and straight into the side. Grew into the game. Brought down for an 18th minute penalty. Won the ball back which led to United’s opener. Tried to win it back again in a 41st minute challenge and was booked. Reuters

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  Jadon Sancho – 7. Hit the crossbar in the first minute, then scored the opener after 25, cutting in from the left and hitting the ball with his left foot. Set up Rashford on 52. Got behind his man, combined well with those around him and looked confident. Encouraging – less so when he asked to come off. AP

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  Bruno Fernandes – 8. Followed up Sancho’s first minute strike against the crossbar in vain. Hit a long ball to Sancho to set up the opener. Broke from his own half to set up Ronaldo on 28, then Ronaldo a minute later and again on 32 in an excellent first half. Stole the ball on 71…and hit the post when he should have scored. Hit a weak shot wide on 76. Took fifth penalty of shootout. Scored. PA

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  Marcus Rashford – 6. Chased hard in the first half on the right. Mishit a pass out of play, blasted a 39th minute shot over and a 40th minute one at Lumley. A goal was offside. More of the same in the second half. Couldn’t fault the effort, but the end product was lacking. AFP

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  Cristiano Ronaldo – 6. Overhead kick on five hit the target, unlike his 18th minute penalty which went wide. Smashed ball into side netting on 53. Ten shots in total. The player with the next most shots was Rashford with six. Took the fourth penalty in shoot out. Buried it. Reuters

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  SUBS: Fred – 7. (Pogba 81'). Neat and made a difference. Crossed to Elanga on 92 and shot well wide from the edge of the area on 105. Took the third penalty. Scored as he always does in shootouts. AFP

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  Anthony Elanga – 5. (Rashford 81’). His best chance came when Fred set him up to head on target. Hit United’s eighth penalty over and Manchester United went out of the FA Cup. AFP

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  Phil Jones – 6. (Varane 91’). Poor challenge to concede a 110th minute free-kick. AFP

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  Juan Mata – 6 (Sancho 100’). Took the first penalty. Scored. Reuters

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  MIDDLESBROUGH PLAYER RATINGS: Joe Lumley – 6. Got away with an early mix-up, gifting Fernandes the ball and letting Rashford’s shot go through his arms. He’ll claim his mind games worked against Ronaldo for the penalty miss. A deflected shot went through his arms for the goal. Made some vital saves in extra time, tipping McTominay’s header over. Came closing to saving several penalties in the shootout. AFP

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  Isaiah Jones – 6. Unlucky to see Sancho’s shot flick off his boot and into the net. Had a calamitous moment where he took out his own man, then couldn’t make the most of a good opening after nice Middlesbrough play. Played a brilliant ball to Watmore for the equaliser. AFP

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  Anfernee Dijksteel – 5. Unfortunate to take out Pogba for a penalty, but there was also a real lack of awareness shown on his part. Wasn’t afraid to carry the ball forward, although that did lead to some uncomfortable moments. AFP

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  Dael Fry – 8. Got in Lumley’s way for the early mix-up but recovered to block Ronaldo’s shot and deal with balls behind the defence well. Made plenty of important interventions and came out on top in various 50/50 situations. Held Ronaldo up superbly when he threatened to get through in extra time. Whipped his penalty into the side netting with aplomb. Getty Images

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  Paddy McNair – 6. Middlesbrough’s defensive line was awful at times in the first half, and McNair’s positioning was terrible for the opener. He also failed to think quickly enough on various occasions in the first half. Showed improvements after half time and rose brilliantly to knock the ball down for Connolly late on. Sent Henderson the wrong way with his penalty. Getty Images

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  Neil Taylor – 5. Lucky Fernandes missed after playing him onside while standing miles behind the rest of his defensive teammates. He often wanted too long on the ball in the first half. Struggled to keep up with United’s attackers but was resilient. AFP

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  Matt Crooks – 7. Looked off the pace in the early stages but grew into the game and made some brilliant defensive interventions. Saw a shot saved well by Henderson, then got on the scoresheet after getting into the box well a few times. Getty Images

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  Jonny Howson – 6. Played a nice ball through to Balogun and showed intelligence to nip in and steal the ball away at times. However, there were occasions where he struggled to keep up with the pace of the game. Lucky to see Fernandes hit the post after being beaten to the ball. Confidently converted his penalty. PA

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  Marcus Tavernier – 8. Put in plenty of good defensive work and used the ball well when he had it. Pickpocketed Pogba in the incident that led to the Frenchman’s yellow card and cut the hosts open to create Crooks’ chance. Booked for pulling back Pogba. Made a brilliant tackle to deny Fernandes and a vital header in the final seconds. Emphatically sent his penalty into the top corner. Getty Images

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  Andraz Sporar – 5. Looked weak and ineffective for large periods of the first half. Seemed to grow in confidence during the second period and was unlucky to be denied by Maguire. Sent a wild shot harmlessly wide in the 90th minute. Getty Images

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  Folarin Balogun – 5. Showed plenty of willing but was guilty of trying to do too much with the ball at times – though he didn’t get much service. Hit his shot over the crossbar from a promising position and couldn’t quite find Tavernier in the box. AP

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  SUBS: Duncan Watmore (Balogun, 62’) – 7. Set up Crooks for the equaliser despite controversy around the ball hitting his hand. Showed plenty of energy and completely changed the game, fizzing a ball to the back post that couldn’t find Connolly. Converted his penalty brilliantly at the start of sudden death. Getty Images

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  Martin Payero (Crooks, 78’) – 6. Showed discipline after coming off the bench and had some good touches. Made a great burst forward that resulted in Watmore’s ball flashing past the post. His penalty crept under Henderson. Getty Images

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  Aaron Connolly (Sporar, FT) – 5. Gave the ball away cheaply moments after coming on then wasn’t able to get on the end of Watmore’s ball to the back post. Was busy and used his body well at times but was left frustrated when his flick was saved (no match photo available). Getty Images

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  Lee Peltier (Taylor, FT) – 6. Put in a disciplined display and was combative when required. Sent an unstoppable penalty just under the crossbar. Reuters

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  Sol Bamba (Jones, 118’) – N/R. Came on due to Jones getting injured and helped to ensure the game went to penalties, then smashed his spot kick into the bottom corner with nerves of steel. Getty Images

Manchester United suffered a shock FA Cup fourth round exit as Championship club Middlesbrough won 8-7 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Friday.

Ralf Rangnick's side crashed out after Anthony Elanga blazed his spot-kick over the bar in a nerve-jangling shootout.

Swedish teenager Elanga was the only player from either team to miss in the shootout, leaving the forward holding his head in disbelief as Middlesbrough celebrated their stunning victory.

Jadon Sancho had put United ahead in the first half, but Matt Crooks grabbed a controversial equaliser after the interval to set the stage for Middlesbrough's memorable upset.

Crooks' goal was allowed to stand despite Duncan Watmore controlling the ball with his hand before providing the assist.

Cristiano Ronaldo had missed a first half spot-kick for United, who have now lost seven of their last eight penalty shootouts, including last season's Europa League final against Villarreal.

United are without a major trophy in five years and their hopes of ending that drought are dwindling given their Premier League struggles and a tricky Champions League last 16 tie against Atletico Madrid.

Assessing the performances at Old Trafford, Andy Mitten has provided his player ratings for the United squad, while Danny Lewis gives his verdict on Middlesbrough.

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