Manchester United

On a day lacking major shocks, there were wins for Premier League teams Leeds, Leicester and Southampton but Fulham were held by Championship side ...

In the first half I had a couple of chances to shoot but the keeper made a good save. It’s important that I could help the team go to the next round. “As a striker or as an attacking player, the important thing is that you get that goal. “You don’t win what he’s won without being a top player,” he said. “It was really important. But the 30-year-old brought the fourth-round tie to life after a lacklustre first half with a sumptuous curling strike with his left foot and he killed the tie off 21 minutes from time by spinning his marker and firing high past Freddie Woodman.

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min returned to form with two goals in his side's 3-0 defeat of second-tier Preston North End in the FA Cup fourth round and ...

His first was a delightful dinked finish from Antony's pass and he then drilled in a low shot to double the lead. Dutch forward Arnaut Danjuma, who signed for Spurs on loan from Spanish club Villarreal this week, came off the bench to score his side's third with a close-range finish late on. Fellow Premier League sides Leicester City, Leeds United and Southampton also reached round five on a shock-less day.

Nobody has been more instrumental in the improvement of Manchester United this season than Casemiro. Indeed, the Brazilian midfielder has given Erik Ten Hag ...

Manchester United are far from being the finished product under Ten Hag, but they are certainly heading in the right direction. Indeed, the Brazilian midfielder has given Erik Ten Hag everything he needed from a new midfield anchor with the 30-year-old raising the benchmark for players in his position. “He knows the positions, how to deal with the ball and also he is creative as well, and we are really happy with him.

Casemiro won our Man of the Match award for his performance in Manchester United's victory over Reading in the FA Cup, and now you could be in with a chance ...

“But scoring is important as well, to help the team. Moments later, after receiving the ball from Fred, the midfielder curled home from range - with the help of a slight deflection - to double our advantage and firmly put us on our way to the next round. Casemiro won our Man of the Match award for his performance in Manchester United’s victory over Reading in the FA Cup, and now you could be in with a chance of winning a shirt with his name on the back.

CHRIS WHEELER: Casemiro is on his way to achieving hero status at Old Trafford after his brace in Manchester United's 3-1 win over Reading in the FA Cup ...

This is the way to win titles, but we need to keep growing.’ He has been imperious for United since moving from the Bernabeu in a £70million deal last summer. ‘I’m very comfortable at Manchester United and enjoying every moment like a 15-year-old kid,’ Casemiro said. ‘He’s a fantastic player,’ said the Reading manager, who knows a thing or two about bossing the midfield at United. To win titles in the future, you have to build a solid foundation. A serial winner in Spain, the 30-year-old has been at Old Trafford long enough now to feel the weight of history, but he believes United are on the way back.

Casemiro was a serial winner with Real Madrid and on Saturday he kept Manchester United's trophy hunt going strong in the FA Cup with a 3-1 victory over ...

Then, in the 58th, he let fly from around 25 meters to double United’s lead. “He knows the positions, how to deal with the ball and also he is creative as well and we are really happy with him. Leslie Adekoya, however, gave them something to cheer with a late consolation goal. His influence was evident against a Reading team that withstood United’s dominance until the 54th minute. “I actually felt that because I felt United had lost their presence. “It’s what you do against Manchester City and Arsenal and Liverpool and Chelsea and win titles. “If we had played United a year ago I would have felt we had a right good chance of beating them,” Ince said. “He is really important with all his experience but he is such a smart player and intelligent,” Ten Hag said. “When you play for Man United, it’s not what you do against Reading or other teams, Leicester or Southampton, no disrespect,” Ince said. His mastery was evident when Reading forward Andy Carroll’s frustration boiled over and he was sent off for a second yellow card after a wild challenge on Casemiro in the 65th. Reading manager Paul Ince was a title-winning midfielder with United in the 1990s and outlined what Casemiro must do if he is to help return the club to its former glories. Casemiro was a serial winner with Real Madrid and on Saturday he kept Manchester United’s trophy hunt going strong in the FA Cup.