FT #FACup : Blackburn 1-2 Man United

Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Manchester United LIVE reaction as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcus Rashford goals secure win

Man Utd beat Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round of the FA Cup with a winner from Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round of the FA Cup, securing their place in the quarter finals to play Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho fielded a strong side, with the likes of Paul Pogba and Ander Herrera travelling to Ewood Park.

Young defender Axel Tuanzebe was left at home to captain the u23s against Reading, butBastian Schweinsteiger was part of the squad to face Blackburn as was teenager Timothy Fosu-Mensah, although he missed out on a place on the teamsheet.

There was a reunion with former Red Wes Brown, now plying his trade at Rovers, who are second from bottom in the Championship.

United had already seen off two other Championship teams in Reading and Wigan to reach this stage, and made it a hattrick to reach the last eight of the competition they won in extra time at Wembley last May.