{"id":399899,"date":"2026-01-10T21:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T21:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/399899\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T21:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T21:22:16","slug":"man-utd-loanee-just-sealed-his-fate-with-46-touch-fa-cup-performance-in-6-1-thrashing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/399899\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd loanee just sealed his fate with 46-touch FA Cup performance in 6-1 thrashing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Manchester United\u2019s FA Cup campaign begins against Brighton on Sunday, but for one loanee, Saturday saw the competition come to an emphatic end.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/fa-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FA Cup<\/a> is known for cup upsets, and the third round of this season\u2019s competition has not disappointed at all.<\/p>\n<p>Wrexham knocked out Nottingham Forest in a big shock result, but nothing will beat sixth-tier Macclesfield knocking out Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p>This saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a>-linked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/oliver-glasner-suffers-embarrassing-fa-cup-upset-hits-ruben-amorim-low-amid-man-utd-links\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oliver Glasner suffer an embarrassing defeat<\/a>, casting further doubt around whether he is really good enough to be the club\u2019s next manager.<\/p>\n<p>However, there was no upset on the cards for one United loanee as he conceded six goals against Wolves.<\/p>\n<p> What is your favourite FA Cup memory and do you think Man Utd can go all the way in 2025\/26? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UIF-FA-Cup-creative-819x1024.png\" alt=\"FA Cup - graphic\" class=\"wp-image-321453\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>   Elyh Harrison started in goal for Shrewsbury during 6-1 thrashing to Wolves<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, among the early kick-offs was Shrewsbury taking on Wolves, which featured United loanee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/elyh-harrison\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elyh Harrison<\/a> in goal for the visiting League Two side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/man-utd-loan-for-young-star-could-be-cut-short-jonny-evans-has-decision-to-make\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison hadn\u2019t played since September<\/a>, yet was thrust into the starting line-up against Premier League opposition, with the result being a heavy defeat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2255528903-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"Elyh Harrison concedes to Wolves\" class=\"wp-image-321835\" \/>Photo by Shaun Botterill\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Harrison will have come into this game incredibly rusty, making it feel almost unfair considering the quality of opposition.<\/p>\n<p>In the 6-1 defeat, Harrison made four saves, which was fewer than the six goals conceded.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison had one error leading to a goal, but did prevent 0.56 goals, suggesting that despite having a bad day, it could have been even worse.<\/p>\n<p>With 46 touches, Harrison completed just 47 per cent of his passes, 18\/38, and just four of 23 long pass attempts.<\/p>\n<p>          Manchester United\u2019s third round FA Cup opponents have been confirmed \ud83c\udfc6 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">What do you think of the draw?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UIF-Worksheet-for-TP-1-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"FA Cup draw\" class=\"wp-image-314839\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>   Harrison\u2019s fate is surely now sealed for Manchester United return<\/p>\n<p>It was reported last week that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/manchester-united-recall-two-more-players-from-loan-moves-considering-future-of-third-young-talent\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison had been recalled by United<\/a>, with no games played since September, meaning he was always going to need a different plan.<\/p>\n<p>However, Shrewsbury hadn\u2019t sent him back and gave Harrison a chance against Wolves, which might have given him a platform to earn a starting role. <\/p>\n<p>But conceding six goals is a pretty damning performance, despite the fact Wolves are three leagues above Shrewsbury, and we would assume another start won\u2019t be coming anytime soon for Harrison.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison should now be on his way back to Carrington, where Ineos can rethink his plan this season, either to find a new loan with guarantees of minutes or have the 19-year-old spend the next few months with the first team training group.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United\u2019s FA Cup campaign begins against Brighton on Sunday, but for one loanee, Saturday saw the competition&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399900,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[193075,39476,403,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-399899","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-elyh-harrison","9":"tag-loan-players","10":"tag-soccer","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}