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Manchester United hope to avoid a shocking FA Cup upset when they host Reading at Old Trafford in the fourth round. Sportsmail's Abdi Rashid brings you all ...

5' - United get down the other end of the pitch after blocking a Reading freekick. 2' - The home side are enjoying plenty of possession in the opening stages of this game. The United defence get back in time to defend, though. It looked to have taken a slight deflection on it's way into the back of the net. 40' - Hoilett wins the ball off Casemiro who goes down inside the box. 11' - The visitors look to have settled into this one. 45+1 - It's Reading's first sight of goal and they almost take the lead. 87' - Garnacho cuts in and delivers a cross into the path of Antony. But his effort sails over the bar. Fred lays it to his fellow Brazilian midfielder, who curls a powerful shot into the bottom corner. 66' - Reading are caught out by a short corner. Reading get on the scoresheet as Mbengue heads one in from a corner.

Match report as Brazilian trio Casemiro, Antony and Fred inspire Manchester United to victory in their FA Cup fourth round tie; Andy Carroll was sent off ...

I think we are all going to be needed from now until the end of the season." On Andy Carroll's red card: "If you look at the first one, it wasn't actually a foul. "He's been a huge signing. On Casemiro: "We know he's a great player. And it did not take long for United to add a third. "We want him to be more dynamic, variable and direct. Newly-introduced substitute Fred laid the ball off for his fellow Brazilian, who had all the time to prepare his shot before sending a thunderbolt past Lumley. Reading's evening went from bad to worse with Carroll's red card in between the second and third goals. It was then a delightful dinked finish from the midfielder, taken with real skill. Rashford thought he had fired United ahead soon after, scrambling the ball over the line from a tight angle, but VAR intervened to rule it out for offside. Man Utd finally made the breakthrough shortly after the break with a quickfire Casemiro double. Fred (66) then added his own name to the scoresheet with a delightful flicked finish at the near post.

Man Utd · 1. David de Gea · 29. Aaron Wan-Bissaka · 5. Harry Maguire · 2. Victor Lindelof · 12. Tyrell Malacia · 18. Carlos Casemiro · 14. Christian Eriksen · 21. dos ...

[a 4-0 win](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/07/manchester-united-reading-fa-cup-match-report); two years later Romelu Lukaku clinched [a 2-0 win](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/05/manchester-united-reading-fa-cup-match-report) for the home side. Ince will certainly be keen for his side to impress on the big stage, likewise Ince Jr (AKA Tom) who is of course among the visitors’ playing staff. United have hosted Reading twice in the last six years and on both occasions had little difficulty seeing them off. “We have to do everything to bring a trophy in.” Those were the words of Erik ten Hag in the wake of Manchester United’s waltz past Nottingham Forest on Wednesday to near enough book their ticket in the EFL Cup final. [Reading](https://www.theguardian.com/football/reading) make a hash of trying to clear. Tom Ince places his shot carefully into the centre of the United wall. Maguire is playing for his future at Old Trafford, and Carroll is the dictionary definition of “a handful”. Rashford then find Weghorst and when he gets the ball back on the edge of the box, he skips past Hoillett to win the foul. Loum burrows forward down the left and swings in a cross which clears both United centre-backs and sails towards Malacia, who decides to control the ball on his chest inside his own box. United double their lead instantly when Fred (who has just come on for Eriksen) lays the ball off to Casemiro 30 yards out and the Brazilian takes his chances with a first-time curler. He kills a crossfield pass dead, cuts in from the right and slips in Casemiro, who has made a rare run into the box beyond the United frontline. A third-gear win in the end, with Antony and Casemiro a class above everyone else.

Read ManUtd.com's match report following Manchester United's Emirates FA Cup fourth-round tie against Reading at Old Trafford.

Andy Carroll, who was already on a yellow card, dived in with a two-footed tackle on the Brazilian. Tom Ince’s powerful corner was sent towards substitute Amadou Salif Mbengue, who had just come on moments earlier, and his bullet header gave the Championship side a boost as the game concluded. Fernandes on the left-hand side picked out substitute Fred just outside the box and his first-time pass found Casemiro, who struck the ball immediately and the shot sailed past Lumley into the back of the net to make it 2-0. After a very slow start to the second half, United finally found the elusive breakthrough. Rahman managed to get enough space to deliver a cross towards winger Junior Hoilett, who tried a first-time volley but the save from David De Gea was perfect to deny the Championship side the advantage. Both teams started well but it was United who had the better of the chances inside the opening 10 minutes.

Casemiro scores twice as Manchester United cruise past Reading to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup at Old Trafford.

Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Attempt blocked. Post update Casemiro's quality came to the fore after the break. - Shots He is important for the improvement of the team." - 17Fred "You don't win what he's won without being a top player. - 21Antony - 2Lindelöf - 5Maguire - 29Wan-Bissaka

The main talking points and highlights as Man Utd defeated Reading in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday night.

It was clear from the moment the team news dropped that Ten Hag is targeting success in the FA Cup this season, and you can understand why. Antony's desire to play quick passes with his teammates, as well as a tendency to cut inside onto his dominant foot, have proven to be exactly what Wan-Bissaka needed. The England international has not played a competitive match in three months, and it is clear that he will be eased back into action after such a long time out. On Saturday night, it proved to be a persistent one for Reading. Four minutes later, he opted for a more direct approach. A key part of that transformation has been the partnership he has struck up with Antony, as the duo linked-up time and time again to pose a regular threat throughout the match.