Luck saves Man United's FA Cup as poor performances continue

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MANCHESTER, England -- Ruben Amorim will hope that, one day, the FA Cup will slip down his list of priorities.

Right now, though, with Manchester United languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League table, it's offering some welcome respite for the under-pressure manager.

Nothing is coming easy for Amorim at the moment and United, who handed a debut to January signing Patrick Dorgu, had to fight back from a goal down to beat Leicester City 2-1 at Old Trafford on Friday. It required a stoppage time header from Harry Maguire -- which appeared to be offside -- to book United's place in the FA Cup's fifth round.

But the most important thing for Amorim is that they've…