- United claimed “justice” had been done after Kai Havertz's penalty shoot-out miss
- The club administrator also mocked Arteta's bizarre midweek comments.
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Manchester United added insult to injury for Arsenal and Mikel Arteta after knocking the Gunners out of the FA Cup with a scathing social media post.
The club first issued a one-word response to their shootout victory, simply posting on X: “Justice.”
This appeared to be a reaction to the crucial penalty shootout miss by Kai Havertz, who was at the center of controversy throughout the game.
After going down softly to win a penalty in the second half, cameras appeared to capture Harry Maguire brandishing a 'trap' at Havertz before a massive brawl broke out between the two groups of players.
Martin Odegaard advanced to the spot with the intention of scoring and putting the Gunners in front.
However, Altay Bayindir made a stunning save to keep the game close, with extra time and penalties needed to find a winner.
Manchester United's social media manager rubbed salt in Arsenal's wounds after full-time
Kai Havertz was at the center of the controversy and appeared to have been branded a 'cheat' by Harry Maguire before a massive fight broke out on the pitch between both groups of players.
Havertz missed the crucial penalty in the shootout that ended Arsenal's FA Cup campaign.
Now public enemy number one among the United faithful, Havertz's problems were compounded when his tame spot-kick was saved in the shoot-out, and his miss spelled a premature end to Arsenal's FA Cup campaign.
Adding to the German's misery, the Man United X manager decided to claim that “justice” had been done for Havertz following his early game antics.
United then mocked Gunners boss Arteta after full-time, apparently mocking the Spaniard's bizarre comments about the Carabao Cup ball following their defeat to Newcastle in midweek.
“It's just different,” Arteta said on Tuesday. “It's very different to the Premier League ball and you have to adapt to that.
“It flies different… when you touch it, the grip is very different too, so you have to adapt to that.”
Man United's official accounts chose to not-so-subtly poke fun at Arteta's penchant for ball physics after their win at the Emirates, posting on X: “This ball flies a lot.”
Man United appeared to mock Mikel Arteta's bizarre comments about the Carabao Cup ball in midweek, which came after Arsenal's 2-0 semi-final defeat to Newcastle United.
Joshua Zirkzee scored United's fifth and final penalty to send his team to the fourth round.
Accompanying the caption was a photo of Bruno Fernandes, whose clever finish gave Man United a welcome lead in the second half.
The tide then turned against the Red Devils when Diogo Dalot was dismissed for a reckless challenge, with the referee deeming the tackle a second bookable offence.
Arsenal quickly found the equalizer through a deflected shot from Gabriel, and United fans feared the game would soon slip away from them.
But after holding out for the rest of the second half and extra time, Ruben Amorim's side managed to take the lead on penalties, with Joshua Zirkzee taking United's fifth and final penalty past David Raya to book their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
