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Ibrahimovic fires Man Utd into FA Cup quarter-finals

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores Manchester United's winning goal in the 75th minute after coming off the bench in the second-half

Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic came off the bench to score the winner as they recovered from an early deficit to beat Championship strugglers Blackburn Rovers 2-1 away in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday.

Rovers, whose priority is to avoid relegation to English soccer's third tier, took the lead in the 17th minute through Danny Graham but Marcus Rashford levelled before halftime.

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