With a 4-2 victory over Newport County, Manchester United advanced to the FA Cup quarterfinals, surviving a little scаre along the way.

Despite County’s best efforts, they were unable to overcome United’s goals from Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Antony, and Rasmus Hojlund.

United dominated possession, with 71% compared to 29% for County.

Out of their 22 attempts, the Red Devils managed to get nine shots on goal. On the other hand, Altay Bayindir only faced seven of County’s seventeen shots.

United completed 551 passes at an 80% clip.

With 220 passes strung, the Exiles achieved a 56% success rate.

Luke Shaw was pivotal to United’s eventual victory at Rodney Parade. After an ιnjury kept him out of action for most of the season leading up to the winter break, he was finally able to return to the squad.

Shaw joined Diogo Dalot, Raphael Varane, and Lisandro Martinez on the backline.

Before Erik ten Hag substituted him, the left defender had 87 touches in his 82 minutes on the field.

To his credit, he had an 82% pass accuracy rate. Of the 62 passes that Shaw attempted, 51 were successful.

The Englishman engaged in seven ground battles. Five of them were won by him. He made five tackles, all of which were successful.

Shaw was instrumental in two important clearances and won two aerial duels.

The 28-year-old’s greatest impact came from setting up Antony for the game-winning goal that gave his team the victory.

In order to get past a County defender, Shaw displayed an impressive display of ability inside the area. After getting himself in position, he unleashed a spectacular curling shot that went just wide of the post. To his great fortune, Antony was in the ideal spot at the exact moment to collect the rebound and send it sailing into the back of the net with his right foot.