Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson hailed Manchester United attacker Henrikh Mkhitaryan for his sublime assist during the Red Devils' FA Cup encounter against Blackburn Rovers on Suday.

United claimed a 2-1 victory over Blackburn to earn a place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Sunday but the Red Devils certainly had to work very hard in order to be able to claim the victory at Ewood Park.

Trailing to a Danny Graham goal, United managed to turn things around after attackker Mkhitaryan provided a wonderful assist for Marcus Rashford to score and following the game, Liverpool great Lawro has hailed the quality of the Armenian international's brilliant through ball.

"Mkhitaryan thought at first he would get clattered, but he nicked it past the player," Lawrenson told BBC's Match of the Day.

"He got his head up and there won't be a better pass played in the FA Cup all weekend.

"There hasn't been so far unless Sutton come up with something against Arsenal."