Manchester United narrowly avoided one of the biggest FA Cup upsets in history thanks to Antony’s emotional celebration following his first goal since April 2023.

As United won 4-2 on the road in Wales, the Brazilian forward knelt down in joy and kissed the Red Devils badge.

League Two side Newport rallied from a 2-0 deficit to draw level at Rodney Parade, setting the stage for a major frigҺt.

Erik ten Hag’s team seemed like they were going to run wild in the first half after Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo scored in the first thirteen minutes.

The home fans yelled out chants directed towards Ten Hag after Newport equalized through goals from Bryn Morris and Will Evans.

Antony, who set up Fernandes for his first goal, was the first to react in the penalty area after Luke Shaw’s shot Һit the post, but they were unable to take the lead.

In the 68th minute, he broke his goalless streak of 31 games by tapping into an empty net from the edge of the six-yard box.

Everyone could see the relief on Antony’s face as he played in his 23rd game of the season in all competitions.

However, ex-Aston Villa striker and talkSPORT host Gabby Agbonlahor was not satisfied by Antony’s response.

In his conversation with X, he mentioned that Antonio was celebrating a goal against Real Madrid by kissing the badge. His level of shine has been discovered, in my opinion.

In the fourth minute of extra time, Rasmus Hojlund scored his eighth goal of the season, securing the victory.

The outcome has set the fifth-round matchup between last year’s finalists and either Bristol City or Nottingham Forest, who will play away from home.

United captain Fernandes voiced his displeasure with his team’s play following the six-goal thriller.

“Clearly, it was not the outcome that we desired; we achieved the victory that we desired, but the outcome was not ideal for us,” he told the BBC.

The first goal was fantastic—an incredible shot—and we didn’t want to give it up.

We should have made it three goals, but when we’re up two goals in a game like this, everyone wants a piece of the action, and sometimes the refs don’t make the best call for the squad.

“I believe we performed admirably in the final moments of the game.”