Manchester United beаt Wigan Athletic easily at the DW Stadium thanks to a classy goal by Diogo Dalot and an accurate penalty by Bruno Fernandes. They will now play a team from at least three levels below them in the fourth round.

United fans didn’t have to worry about another bad game in a disappointing season after Dalot scored a beautiful goal in the 22nd minute, taking Marcus Rashford’s pass on the edge of the penalty area and shooting it past home goalie Sam Tickle and into the far corner of the net.

Tickle made a string of great stops, but he didn’t have much of a chance when Fernandes scored from the penalty spot 16 minutes from the end. He had already been down when Liam Shaw caught him with his leg spread inside the box, which made Wigan’s players very angry.

United Һit the crossbar twice in just over 10 minutes in the first half. Rasmus Hojlund headed Alejandro Garnacho’s crossbar with a powerful header from close range, and then Garnacho tried to score from far away, but his shot went over Tickle. The visitors had most of the chances.

The brave but wasteful Hojlund missed another good chance when Tickle made a save right before halftime. Scott McTominay also headed wide when he was in a good position and failed to get the ball over the line with the Wigan goal open.

At the 25-minute mark, Rashford was running off to celebrate when Tickle blocked his shot. The England star had Һit the near post and sent the ball moving toward the goal.

Theo Aasgard’s drilled shot during a quick break was well stopped by Andre Onana for Wigan’s first chance. However, the League One club didn’t do much in the second half to suggest they would make United’s losing away streak six games.

The draw for the next round happened right before the game started. United will play either Newport, a League Two team, or Eastleigh, a fifth-tier team. The third-round match between those two teams will be played against the non-league team on January 16, which is two days after Manchester United host Tottenham in the Premier League.

The Latics are four points clear of the third-tier relegation zone, but they lost eight points at the beginning of the season because of money problems. On Saturday, they will play again in the league when they journey to Northampton Town.