so many missed chances by ManU in this game! it just wasn't our day, it seems.

it was Anderson's fault for the penalty. he lost the ball and then started chasing after it leaving his space wide open.

Cmon guys, we are goign on about Man Utd'd lcuk and matches against Arsenal

Back on topic please.

Pompeys battling peformance, with Man Utd not Capitalizing on many a chance they got.

As the commentators said, if that was outside the area that was a foul, and probably a yellow card for distin, the decision later involving johnson and evra, if that was outside outside the box that would alo have been a foul and a yellow, the rules clearly state that if its a foul outside the box then its afoul inside the box, i think the F.A need to start picking up on this cos referees do it all the time.

excelent result for Pompey, as a West Ham fan i've obviously got a lot of time for dear old Harry, and so much hope that he can now go on and win the cup.

Nice to see someone actually knows the rules, Well done shlj.....

The last man rule died with the dinosaurs, the term you are looking for "liker" is denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity and i'm sure if you go to any football association's website then you are more that likely to find a copy of the rules.

Maybe you should have a little read at them!

yeah it would be nice for Redknapp to get a bit of silverware, he is such a likeable bloke unlike a lot of other managers...
once again ferguson moans like a spoilt little bitch who has had her pony taken away. get a f*cking grip ferguson. moaning about decisions wont get you anywhere, maybe look at your own decisions. Rooney and Anderson as the last two players? what a stupid idea. even after the penalty Rooney was found in his own half. wheres the logic? perhaps that Shin Basher did more damage than we originally thought.

lose with grace Jocky. your mob were far too wasteful and that is the sole reason you lost.

Maybe you should learn what the definition of a shoulder barge is.... It's barging the opponent off the ball in order to and with the intention of taking possession of the ball, not a full body tackle to take the player out of a run....

Maybe you should have a little go over the rules.

clearly not seen much football then

It was never, ever a fair shoulder barge. Blatant penalty for Man Utd in my opinion.

But that was the only big decision that didn't go their way, and we've seen much worse in the past.

The penalty and red card were both correct decisions by the letter of the law, so few complaints can be made about that (although people are still complaining).

As for pap5murf's comments, why are you making a big deal out of it Forev? He said Man Utd's luck finally ran out, so what? The consensus for a long time has been that Man Utd get lucky, and are treated better than other teams, whether that be because they are the most supported team in the league, have the biggest stadium, or because Fergie in the past has dished out the hair dryer treatment to referees, i don't know. But the disparity between Man Utd and other teams has been all too clear on many occasions in regards to refereeing. Middlesbrough know that all too well.

The comment sounded pretty generic to me, but clearly you interpreted differently. Maybe you said it was referring to Man Utd's previous FA cup rounds because it would discredit it, or because you were looking for an argument, i don't know. But to me it never seemed to be specifically aimed at their previous FA cup games.

havent seen any of this game because of work.even if it wasnt a red card(i heard it wasnt) its about time somebody got sent off for Man Utd at Old Trafford

You don't always get what you deserve in football and the match today was absolutely superb to watch,congrats to Pompey,they'll never have a better chance of winning the FA Cup

Carrick's feeble attempt at getting the ball over the line was hilarious. As was all the other United attempts... they just couldn't force it in.

Whether Pompey deserved to go through or not (okay they didn't) i don't care, 'cause the competition is far better for United's omission. Considering Chelsea went out as well of course.

So much for the treble, eh folks.

I need to see the Carrick miss again, but from one of the angles (i only saw it quickly, so i need to see it again) it looked like the worst miss i've seen in my entire life.

The balls was about half a yard from the line, all he needed to do was knock it in, but somehow put his leg over the ball.

Congratulations Pompey, a classic smash and grab - but I guess this also dispells the theory that away teams at Old Trafford never get the decisions.

But you can't take anything away from Portsmouth - great play and I am pleased for David James, he is no spring chicken but has shown in recent performances he can still cut the mustard.

United had chances to win the game, so can't really solely blame the penalty decision as a deciding factor.
It was one of those days that everything went right for Pompey - I would like to see them go on and win it.

There's a good highlights video of the match on www.footytube.com.

Superb result for Pompey indeed, even if it came in somewhat controversial circumstances. I saw the first half and watched the final fifteen minutes on the Tele at the Madejski before our game with City kicked off, and i could not believe it when i saw Rio Ferdinand in goal as Muntari dispatched his spot kick. On the heated decisions, i initially thought Distin had done very well against Ronaldo, yet on further inspection i think he just played the man and a penalty should have been given. The Pompey penalty was debatable yet Kuszack was always running a serious risk going to ground in that manner, although a red i feel was supremely harsh.

Get result for Pompey.

Laughing at Ferguson's rant.

I only saw the highlights on MOTD, so don't want to comment on refereeing decisions, but this is a bit from the Laws of the Game, relating to fouls etc, and note the highlighted piece, whether or not you agree with it:

A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits
any of the following six offences in a manner considered by the referee
to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:
• kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
• trips or attempts to trip an opponent
• jumps at an opponent
• charges an opponent
• strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
• pushes an opponent
A direct free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player
commits any of the following four offences:
• tackles an opponent to gain possession of the ball, making contact
with the opponent before touching the ball
• holds an opponent
• spits at an opponent
• handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his
own penalty area)
A direct free kick is taken from where the offence occurred.

Ferguson told MUTV: "It's absolutely ridiculous. I cannot explain it.

"Managers get sacked because of things like that and he's going to referee a game next week."

Ronaldo also revealed a lack of protection from officials had made him "scared" to play his natural game.

"Sometimes I say that this is the best league in the world, but sometimes they don't protect the skilful players," said the Portuguese winger.

"After what happened to the Arsenal player Eduardo da Silva, I am scared to do my skills.

"The referee against Portsmouth was unbelievable. In the first five minutes, there were three fouls and he took no action and then he failed to give a penalty. It's difficult to play like this.

"Sometimes they just protect the defenders and I am thinking about having to change my game because it is difficult to play like that.

"Diarra did not even try to play the ball when he tackled me and he wasn't even booked. It's a joke. So often, there were fouls and the referee did nothing."

"Hackett has got a lot to answer for in this country," said the Scot. "He's not doing his job properly.

"He should be assessed like everyone else is assessed. I'm assessed as a manager, the players are assessed, referees are assessed.

"Martin Atkinson will referee next week, no problem, but his performance today should not be accepted in our game.

"I agree with Sepp Blatter, the standards in our game as opposed to the Continent - the tolerance level - is behind Europe. I think it's a big problem."

They had great confidence to hang on knowing the referee was on their side.

"Lassana Diarra had eight or nine fouls in the match. It's incredible. I've got to agree with Arsene Wenger. Someone is going to get a serious injury in our game. He's had one himself with Eduardo.

"It's not a nice thing to talk about, but the treatment Ronaldo is getting I'm worried about him.

"Keith Hackett is in a nice, comfortable position and does nothing really. I don't think he makes a contribution to the referees' performances in our country.

"That should be addressed. He's not doing his job properly.

"That guy (Atkinson) will go and referee next week no problem. You see his favourites always get the games and that's disappointing."

Shut up Ferguson, Shut up Ronaldo.

They both need to shut the flock up and grow up,every team have suffered bad decisions from referees,Ferguson always reacts as if he's the only manager who suffers from them,get over it for gods sake,your team lost and you have been dumped out of the cup,it happens so move on