Altay Bayindir and Joshua Zirkzee were the Man Utd heroes at the Emirates after both had gone through difficult spells recently.

Man United striker Josua Zirkzee has taken to social media to send a message to the fans after their FA Cup win over Arsenal.

Harry Maguire has told Joshua Zirkzee he will always have the full support of the Manchester United dressing room.

A new year has brought some kinder fortune for two of Manchester United's understated backups. Joshua Zirkzee converted the clinching penalty as United beat Arsenal 5-3 in a shootout in the third round of the FA Cup.

Once again, Joshua Zirkzee had the Manchester United fans cheering. It was his substitution they celebrated 13 days earlier against Newcastle, the Dutchman suddenly the scapegoat for a dozen years of underachievement and hundreds of millions wasted in transfer-market mistakes.

Ruben Amorim heaped praise on Altay Bayindir and Joshua Zirkzee after the much-maligned pair became Manchester United “heroes”, telling them: “In one week, your life can change”.

Manchester United's Joshua Zirkzee celebrates his winning goal in a penalty kick shootout during during the English FA Cup soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester United at th

Arsenal's Kai Havertz was the only one of the first four penalty takers to miss, before Zirkzee – booed off in a defeat by Newcastle United last month – stepped up to win the shootout 5-3.