An embarrassing weekend for Man United and Nottingham Forest

Published: April 22, 2024, 12:30 p.m.

Jimbo welcomes Carl Anka, Charlie Eccleshare and Jay Harris into The Athletic studios after a weekend full of incredible talking points.\n\nMan United throw away a 3-0 lead against Championship Coventry in the FA Cup semi-final and are a toenail away from losing, before progressing to the final on penalties. We credit Cov and discuss the damage done to Erik ten Hag\u2019s job prospects.\n\xa0\nEverton beat Nottingham Forest in the relegation six-pointer on Sunday but Forest\u2019s full-time tweet about the VAR being a Luton fan dominates the headlines. Did Forest cross the line or did these issues with officiating need to be highlighted no matter what?\n\nWhile Man City are booking their place in the FA Cup final, Arsenal and Liverpool win to leapfrog them in the Premier League table.\n\nPlus we ask can Burnley do the unthinkable and survive, and should West Ham stick with David Moyes?\n\nProduced by Charlie Jones.\n\xa0\nRUNNING ORDER:\xa0\n\u2022 PART 1a: Man United beat Coventry on penalties (02.45)\n\u2022 PART 1b: Man City 1-0 Chelsea (18.30)\n\u2022 PART 2a: Everton 2-0 Nottingham Forest - VAR\u2019s a Luton fan (28.00)\n\u2022 PART 2b: Luton lose, Burnley win (40.00)\xa0\n\u2022 PART 3: Arsenal and Liverpool win to leapfrog City (46.00)\n\u2022 PART 4a: Aston Villa 3-1 Bournemouth (55.00)\n\u2022 PART 4b: Crystal Palace 5-2 West Ham (58.00)\n\nSIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR \xa32 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS\n\u2022\xa0theathletic.com/totally\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices