Manchester United's Scott McTominay celebrates with Edinson Cavani at the end of the match against West Ham United on February 9 2021. REUTERS/PHIL NOBLE
Both sides lacked spark in a fifth-round clash with precious few chances in normal time at Old Trafford. But McTominay finally relieved the tedium with a sharp low shot from Marcus Rashford’s clever set-up in the 97th minute. West Ham, for whom David Moyes is still looking for his first win back at Old Trafford as an opposing manager, created next to nothing though Craig Dawson failed to connect with a header in front of goal in the last seconds of normal time.
“We needed to have a good result and a good feeling after today because we were low after the Everton game. It’s hard to take, but they were really focused and did the job.”