FA Cup holders Manchester United are out of the competition after a penalty shoot-out defeat to Fulham at Old Trafford.
With the tie level 1-1 after extra-time, Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee saw their penalties saved by Bernd Leno as United were beaten 4-3 from the spot.
Fulham played the better football throughout an entertaining tie but United came closest to finding the winner in extra-time when 17-year-old forward Chido Obi was denied by a spectacular Leno save from close range.
Earlier, Calvin Bassey had nodded Fulham in front in first-half stoppage time when he made second contact with Andreas Pereira's right-wing corner and United looked set to relinquish the trophy with a whimper until Bruno Fernandes' intervention in the 71st minute.
The captain swept home with his weaker left foot to convert Diogo Dalot's low cross and that set the game up for dramatic finish. Emile Smith Rowe and Alejandro Garnacho both had chances to find the winner in normal time, young Obi going close too.
Obi came even closer in extra-time and when the tie went to penalties, United converted their first three from the spot in from the Stretford End to raise hopes of progressing to the quarter-final for the 10th time in 11 seasons.
But Lindelof and Zirkzee's efforts were saved either side of Antonee Robinson's cool finish to see Marco Silva's side progress without even needing to take their fifth kick. Fulham go into a home tie against Crystal Palace dreamin of that first-ever FA Cup win
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