Cape Town - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney's 87th minute penalty was met with mixed reactions from two leading footballing brains after the match.
With the fifth round FA Cup fixture delicately poised at 2-1 to the Red Devils and just a handful of minutes remaining, Rooney went down in the area under the clumsy challenge of Preston North End's goalkeeper Thorston Stuckmann.
Rooney rose to his feet and confidently struck home the penalty to hand his side a 3-1 win and a place in the last 8 of FA Cup.