Weekend Highlights: Arteta Doubts Arsenal’s Trophy Hopes, Barcelona Thrashes Real Madrid

Ten-man Manchester United saw off Arsenal in a penalty shootout to book their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Tottenham required extra time to secure a victory over non-league Tamworth, while Newcastle managed to avert a major upset in the third round by overcoming League Two’s Bromley with a 3-1 comeback win.

Elsewhere, Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid 5-2 to win the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.

Arteta was stunned by the cup exit

Mikel Arteta admitted he is uncertain if he will be able to deliver a trophy for Arsenal after seeing his side dumped out of the FA Cup by holders Manchester United at the Emirates a defeat he described as “incredible”.

United played half of a captivating third-round match with just 10 men, as Diogo Dalot was sent off shortly after Bruno Fernandes had given the visitors the lead.

Gabriel equalized for the Gunners before Martin Odegaard was denied from the penalty spot by Altay Bayindir, who also made a string of fine saves to take the match to extra time before denying Kai Havertz in a 5-3 shootout win.

“Are we going to win big trophies? I don’t know,” Arteta said. “But playing like this, there are very few teams in the world that can play at that level.

“It is incredible how you don’t win that game. The dominance, the superiority, and everything that we did to try to win the game, and we didn’t get what we deserved. We go home extremely sad but I cannot be proud of my players.”

The Magpies had to put in considerable effort to advance in the cup, as Anthony Gordon and Bruno Guimaraes came off the bench to help Newcastle reach the FA Cup fourth round. Head coach Eddie Howe relied on his star players to secure the victory against League Two’s Bromley.

Howe made nine changes to the side that beat Arsenal 2-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg in midweek as he attempted to rest key men but saw his understudies fail to impress in a first half during which Cameron Congreve fired the visitors into an eighth-minute lead at St James’ Park.

Lewis Miley leveled before half-time, but such was Howe’s displeasure that he brought on Gordon and Guimaraes after the restart and saw the England international convert a 49th-minute penalty before 21-year-old striker Will Osula wrapped up a 3-1 win with his first goal for the club.

Spurs scrape past non-league Tamworth

Part-timers Tamworth produced a heroic display to take Tottenham to extra-time before the Premier League club limped into the FA Cup fourth round with a 3-0 win.

Andy Peaks’ National League team gave Spurs a tough challenge at the vibrant Lambs Ground, creating a sense of pride for the entire town.

However, there was a touch of disappointment after they missed the opportunity for a potentially lucrative replay.

Tottenham goalkeeper, Antonin Kinsky pulled off a vital save from Jordan Cullinane Liburd with just seconds of normal time remaining and it took an own goal from Nathan Tshikuna to break the deadlock after 100 minutes.

Dejan Kulusevski put the result beyond doubt six minutes later and Brennan Johnson added gloss to the scoreline with a third for the visitors before Tamworth deservedly received a standing ovation after the final whistle.

Raphinha get the double for brilliant Barca

Ten-man Barcelona came from behind to thrash Real Madrid 5-2 and win the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.

Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Alejandro Balde were all on target for Barca in a breathless first half at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, where Kylian Mbappe had given Real an early lead.

Raphinha netted his second goal of the match shortly after the break before goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny was dismissed for fouling Mbappe just outside the box. Rodrygo capitalized on the situation by converting the resulting free-kick.

Surprisingly there were no further goals as Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick was left to celebrate winning his first trophy with the club.