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Manchester United 1-0 Sheffield United: Late Rooney spot kick spares Van Gaal's blushes

A last-gasp Wayne Rooney penalty sent unconvincing Manchester United into the FA Cup fourth round at the expense of Sheffield United.

Wayne Rooney converted a 93rd-minute penalty as sluggish Manchester United edged past Sheffield United with a 1-0 win in the third round of the FA Cup.

Louis van Gaal's side was lackluster for much of the match, but was handed a chance to progress at the death when substitute Memphis Depay was felled in the box by Dean Hammond.

United captain Rooney duly stepped up and confidently dispatched the spot kick in the third minute of second-half stoppage time, crushing the League One side's hopes of forcing a replay at Bramall Lane.