DBasia.news – Manchester United managed to secure a place in the League Cup semi-finals this season after an easy 3-0 win over Colchester United at Old Trafford, Thursday (12/19/2019) AM.
Appearing as the superior team, Manchester United immediately threatened. Just three minutes into the game, Marcus Rashford received a a golden opportunity. However, his free kick was still slightly off from Colchester’s goal.
In the 19th minute, the Red Devils continued to receive a golden opportunity to open their superiority. However, this time Anthony Martial’s efforts was still be secured by Dean Gerken.
In the 42nd minute, Rashford continued to receive the opportunity to score. However, this time his efforts was still secured by Luke Prosser in Colchester’s goal. The first half ended with the score 0-0.
After halftime, the host continued to take the initiative to attack. The result, they were able to excel through the efforts of Marcus Rashford who was unable to hold Dean Gerken in the 51st minute.
Five minutes later, the Red Devils scored their second goal. This time, the goal came after Ryan Jackson, who was wrongly anticipating Mason Greenwood’s delivery. Manchester United’s party was closed by Anthony Martial’s goal in the 61st minute.
The 3-0 score for the Red Devils did not change until the referee dismissed the match. This result also made Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s troops have the right to advance to the Carabao Cup semifinals.
Line-up:
Manchester United: 22-Sergio Romero; 23-Luke Shaw (53-Brandon Williams 62 ′), 5-Harry Maguire, 38-Axel Tuanzebe (38-James Garner 65 ′), 18-Ashley Young; 15-Andreas Perreira, 31-Nemanja Matic; 10-Marcus Rashford (14-Jesse Lingard 62 ′), 8-Juan Mata, 26-Mason Greenwood; 9-Anthony Martial.
Coach: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Colchester United: 1-Dean Gerken; 3-Cohen Bramall, 5-Luke Prosser, 18-Tom Eastman, 2-Ryan Jackson; 45-Frank Nouble, 4-Tom Lapslie, 14-Brandon Comley (26-Luke Gambin 73 “), 8-Harry Pell (24-Ben Stevenson 66”), 15-Callum Harriott (49-Kwame Poku 77 “); 9-Luke Norris.
Coach: John McGreal