DBasia.news – Manchester United got a victory under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Norway manager was just chosen and led two training sessions.
Cardiff were the first victim under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Played in front of their own public on the 18th-week of Premier League, The Red Devils defeated them.
During the match at Cardiff Stadium, Saturday (22/12), Manchester United won convincingly 5-1. The result proved that sacking Jose Mourinho was the right decision.
The goals were scored by Marcus Rashford (3′), Ander Herrera (29′), Anthony Martial (41′), and Jesse Lingard (57′ dan 90′). Cardiff just scored the goal by Victor Camarasa at 38′.
The 3-1 score was the first time for Manchester United to score three goals in the first half during the Premier League match since 2017. At that time, they played against Watford.
The victory could be the signal of Manchester United’s revival. Apparently, it’s the first time The Red Devils scored 5 goals in a match since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.
Two Manchester United strikers, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial, have a big contribution in the match against Cardiff. Rashford was involved in 9 The Red Devils’ goals this season.
That’s the result of 4 goals and 5 assists. So far, Marcus Rashford’s achievement is the highest among Manchester United players in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, Anthony Martial was involved in 70 goals of Manchester United of all competitions, with 45 goals and 25 assists. That’s the highest in Manchester United since 2015.
Interestingly, Anthony Martial’s achievement was scored in his 100th match with Manchester United. It means the French striker has 0,7 goals for every match on average.