Television viewership for Manchester United’s thrilling FA Cup victory over Liverpool reached a record high for the year.
Thanks to a goal by Amad Diallo in stoppage time of extra time, United completed a historic 4-3 victory that advanced them to a semi-final matchup at Wembley against Coventry City.
As the game entered extra time, the 8.6 million viewers who watched it on ITV1 witnessed its peak.
The FA Cup quarterfinal featuring United vs. Liverpool was shown on ITV, which attracted the largest viewership since 2018.
A busy week of major sports on free-to-air television culminated in a thrilling seven-goal FA Cup match.
Mail Online says In the most watched game of the Six Nations thus far, England’s thrilling late victory over Ireland was seen by a peak of 6.6 million viewers last Saturday.
That was followed by ITV’s coverage of the Cheltenham Festival, which attracted over a million viewers on its last day, Friday, making it the largest average audience for the festival since the period when the nation was under lockdown.
This was the show’s best overall audience for the entire day’s broadcast since 2021.
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Scott McTominay gave Erik ten Hag’s team an early lead, but goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah allowed Liverpool to tie the game.
In the 87th minute, Antony came off the bench to equalize and force extra time. However, Harvey Elliott gave Liverpool the lead once more in the ensuing minute.
The match culminated in a thrilling moment when Diallo scored his first goal for United in three years, racing clear of Alejandro Garnacho in a two-on-one situation. Marcus Rashford’s goal in the 112th minute tied the score at 3-3.
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