Manchester United equal record standing for 109 years with FA Cup victory over West Ham

West Ham United's Scottish manager David Moyes (L) and Manchester United's Norwegian manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (R) talk to match officials at the final whistle during the English FA Cup fifth round football match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on February 9, 2021. (Photo by Michael Regan / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by MICHAEL REGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Manchester United were far from inspiring in their FA Cup fifth round victory over West Ham but they did equal a record spanning almost a century. 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side reached the quarter-finals through substitute Scott McTominay’s winner seven minutes into extra time.

It’s the seventh quarter-final United have reached under Solskjaer’s tutelage and the Norwegian boss will be pleased to have progressed having made six changes against David Moyes’ resilient but unambitious Hammers.

As per OptaJoe, United’s victory now means the club have won their last nine FA Cup matches at Old Trafford, their joint-longest home winning run in the competition.

That equals their previous record of nine wins over a four-year period between 1908-1912.

United can break that 108-year record if they receive a home tie for the quarter-final and the draw will precede Chelsea’s fixture away to Barnsley on Thursday.

The quarter-finals will be played around the weekend of March 20 but the Reds have plenty of other games to prioritise before focusing on their last eight opponents.

The Reds take on West Brom away in the Premier League on Sunday and face Real Sociedad at Juventus’ Allianz Stadium in the first-leg of their Europa League round-of-32 clash next Tuesday.

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