'That result blows the FA Cup wide open'
Former Fulham defender Stephen Kelly has said that the side's FA Cup win over Manchester United has blown the competition "wide open".With the game locked in a 1-1 stalemate after extra time, Bernd Leno produced two saves in the penalty shootout to send the Whites through to the quarter-finals.Kelly told BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Breakfast Club: "Going to Manchester United these days is not the same scalp as when I used to go there - and I never got one - but it is still a massive win."That result blows the FA Cup wide open, particularly with Newcastle now out of it as well. "Manchester City is the big one, and Aston Villa, but then you think there is a real chance for these other clubs to get to a final and pick up some silverware."
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