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Man Utd win FA Cup semi-final on pens after stunning Coventry comeback
Manchester United's Aaron Wan-Bissaka (left) and Coventry City's Fabio Tavares battle for the ball

Manchester United 3-3 Coventry City
(4-2 on penalties)
by Layth Yousif
at Wembley Stadium 

THE weekend had moved into Sunday evening when it happened: When the greatest goal never scored took place. 

In front of more than 83,000 at the national stadium, this match - this astonishing, astounding, thrilling, heartening, heart-breaking, gruelling match, a mere seconds away from penalties – produced what could have been the most incredible comeback in the history of the world’s oldest domestic knock-out tournament.

Coventry City, Mark Robins' brave, courageous, astounding, improbable Coventry City, thought they had scored a fourth goal - a winner in a 4-3 immediate classic - in the 121st minute of extra time.

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