Joshua Zirkzee breaks down in tears and is consoled by Man Utd and Fulham stars after penalty shootout miss

JOSHUA ZIRKZEE was left in tears following Man Utd’s heartbreaking exit from the FA Cup.

The Red Devils were forced into a penalty shootout by Fulham, following a 1-1 draw.

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A dejected Joshua Zirkzee was left in tears after his crucial penalty miss for Man Utd[/caption]

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Fulham’s Bernd Leno saves Zirkzee’s penalty to send the Red Devils out[/caption]

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Coach Ruben Amorim consoles a dejected Zirkzee[/caption]

And it was the Dutch forward who missed the decisive penalty, as his side crashed out of the cup.

Zirkzee was seen looking emotional on the pitch after the game concluded.

Visibly upset, his own team-mates consoled him.

Fulham’s Alex Iwobi was also seen offering his sympathy to the Netherlands international.

While manager Ruben Amorim offered him a comforting arm.

Zirkzee was the hero in United’s FA Cup third round tie against Arsenal.

He netted the winning penalty at the Emirates to knock the Gunners out.

However, this time Cottagers keeper Bernd Leno guessed correctly to deny the ex-Bologna man.

Zirkzee was given his third start in a row by Portuguese tactician Amorim.

Fulham took the lead in the first when Calvin Bassey headed home from a Andreas Pereira corner.

The goal had an eerie similarity to a strike the away team scored in their FA Cup tie from 2023, also at Old Trafford.

However, Bruno Fernandes forced extra time when he rifled a low effort first time past Leno

Neither side could break the deadlock in the extra 30 minutes, so it was down to spot-kicks to decide the contest.

Victor Lindelof blinked first when his effort was saved by the German shotstopper.

Needing to score to keep his side in it, Zirkzee also saw his shot from 12-yards saved.