CSKA MOSCOW 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 4 Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Manchester United cruised to a 4-1 thrashing of CSKA Moscow to record a second consecutive Champions League win in this season’s competition. Phil Jones, Antonio Valencia and Marouane Fellaini were injured while Juan Mata and Marcus Rashford were on the bench as United started […]
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Jaded Manchester United hang on for victory at Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Romelu Lukaku’s 20th minute goal was enough to secure victory for Manchester United at Southampton but the Reds had to fight hard to prevent a Saints fightback in the second half as their good first half performance gave way to a tense second period that fell below their usual high standards. […]
Carabao Cup draw made as Ilkay Gundogan goes off injured during victory over West Brom
Leroy Sane scored twice as Manchester City saw off a West Brom resurgence to secure a place in the Carabao Cup Fourth Round with a late winner. Sane had given City a third minute lead but Claudio Yacob’s 72nd minute equaliser looked set to cause City boss Pep Guardiola problems before the German popped up […]
Marcus Rashford double sets Manchester United on way to Carabao Cup victory over Burton
MANCHESTER UNITED 4, BURTON ALBION 1 Mobile phone lights briefly lit up Old Trafford with 20 minutes to go but Manchester United youngsters Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial had already lit a fire under Burton Albion’s chances in this entirely one-sided Carabao Cup tie. Rashford scored an early brace – his fourth in […]
Wayne Rooney’s losing return to Old Trafford as Manchester United beat Everton
MAN UTD 4, EVERTON 0 Three late goals gave Manchester United a flattering margin of victory over Everton on the day Wayne Rooney returned to Old Trafford. It looked as though Antonio Valencia’s wonder early strike would be all that separated two evenly-matched teams. But once Henrikh Mkhitaryan added a second goal the floodgates opened […]