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All five of Marcus Rashford’s Premier League goals this season have come from home
Marcus Rashford’s double ensured Manchester United maintained their perfect away record in the Premier League this season with a comeback win over bottom line Sheffield United.
Goals from the English striker sent the Red Devils up to sixth place in the table.
The visitors got off to a terrifying start when goalkeeper Dean Henderson, who was playing his former club, was robbed by Blades forward Oliver Burke, allowing David McGoldrick to intervene.
John Fleck missed a glorious opportunity to make it 2-0, which proved costly as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team dominated against the Blades without a win thereafter.
Rashford equalized after 26 minutes, his powerful shot from Victor Lindelof in the middle gave Aaron Ramsdale no chance.
And after getting close twice, Anthony Martial ended his 491-minute goal drought by receiving a pass from Paul Pogba and beating Ramsdale on the second try.
Rashford appeared to have made things comfortable nine minutes after the break by shooting under the Ramsdale jump after a quick counterattack.
There was a late scare when McGoldrick headed in from a corner with three minutes left for the hosts, and Henderson then stopped Lys Mousset’s shot, but Solskjaer’s team held on.
The victory moves Manchester United one point behind fourth-ranked Leicester City, while Chris Wilder’s Blades posted an unwanted record of eight consecutive league losses.
Absence days continue to convince Solskjaer’s team Manchester United is the first team to score two or more goals in 10 consecutive away games in the English top flight since Tottenham in 1960.
Manchester United manager Solskjaer appears to have overcome the sticky streak that saw his position under pressure last month following losses to Arsenal and Istanbul Basaksehir.
They have since exited the Champions League, but after a slow start to their national campaign, their away form in the league has been a lifesaver.
The puzzling aspect is that, despite earning a sixth consecutive league win away from Old Trafford, in every game Solskjaer’s side has fallen behind. It’s almost as if they need an extra challenge to inspire them.
In this case, it was an unfortunate game between former Sheffield United players Henderson and Harry Maguire after five minutes, with the goalkeeper hesitating before Burke closed it out, allowing McGoldrick to score his third goal of the season.
For Henderson, who is trying to challenge David de Gea to be the first option in goal, it was a bad reflection of the player who had excelled on loan to the Blades for the previous two seasons.
But it seemed to galvanize the visitors, who could have scored four or five goals before the break. Rashford was their main torturer, ably supported by Bruno Fernandes and Pogba in midfield.
Once Martial finally made the roster, he helped prepare Rashford for his twelfth of the season to become United’s top scorer.
It capped off a perfect evening for the 23-year-old, who previously won a Fifa Fair Play award in recognition of his inspiring charity to combat child poverty.
There were more chances for Martial and substitute Juan Mata to make the game safe, and in the end United relied on their defense to keep them ahead as the hosts mounted their late recovery.
More to follow.
- Reaction to Thursday’s Premier League matches
Man of the match
Rashford Marcus Rashford
with an average of 7.52
- Sheff UtdSheffield UnitedSheffield UnitedManchester UnitedManchester United
Sheffield UnitedAvgTeam Number17Player NameMcGoldrickAverage Score
6.69
Squad Number 14 Player Name Burke Average Rating
5.36
Squad number 6 Player name Basham Average rating
5.22
Squad Number 24 Player Name Brewster Average Rating
5.19
Squad Number 4 Player Name Fleck Average Rating
5.18
Squad Number 11 Player Name Mousset Average Rating
5.18
Squad Number 12 Player Name Egan Average Rating
5.16
Squad Number 2 Player Name Baldock Average Rating
5.14
Squad Number 22 Player Name Ampadu Average Rating
5.09
Squad Number 19 Player Name Robinson Average Rating
5.06
Squad Number 3 Player Name Stevens Average Rating
5.06
Squad Number 8 Player Name Berge Average Rating
4.64
Squad Number 1 Player Name Ramsdale Average Rating
4.59
Squad number 15 Player name Jagielka Average rating
4.54
Manchester UnitedAvgTeam Number10Player NameRashfordAverage Score
7.52
Squad number 18 Player name Bruno Fernandes Average rating
7.05
Squad number 9 Player name Martial Average rating
6.75
Squad Number 6 Player Name Pogba Average Rating
6.48
Squad Number 5 Player Name Maguire Average Rating
6.42
Squad number 27 Player name Alex Telles Average rating
6.13
Squad Number 8 Player Name Kill Average Rating
6.06
Squad number 2 Player name Lindelöf Average rating
5.90
Squad number 29 Player name Wan-Bissaka Average rating
5.85
Squad number 11 Player name Greenwood Average rating
5.78
Squad number 31 Player name Matático Average rating
5.75
Squad number 34 Player name Van de Beek Average rating
5.64
Squad Number 39 Player Name McTominay Average Rating
5.38
Squad number 26 Player name Henderson Average rating
5.17
- Lineups Match Statistics Live Text
LineupsSheff Utd
- 1Ramsdale2Baldock6Basham12EganReserved at 70 minutes19 RobinsonReserved at 90 minutes3Stevens8Berge Replaced by Jagielka in 12 minutesReserved at 51 minutesReplaced by Moussetat 63’minutes22Ampadu4Fleck14BurkeReplaced by Brewsterat 74’minutes17McGoldrick
Substitutes
- 10 Sharp11Mousset15Jagielka16Norwood21Verrips23Osborn24Brewster
Man Utd
- 26 HendersonReserved at 90 minutes29Wan-Bissaka2Lindelöf5Maguire27Telles31Matic6PogbaReserved at 90 minutes11 Greenwood Replaced by Mataat 74 minutes 18 Bruno Fernandes Replaced by van de Beekat 80 minutes 10 Rashford 9 Martial Replaced by Mc Tominayat 90 minutes
Substitutes
- 1by Gea8Mata17Fred21James23Shaw34van by Beek39McTominay
Referee: Michael OliverMatch StatsHome TeamSheff UtdAway TeamMan UtdPossessionHome41% Away59% ShotsHome12Away14 Shots on targetHome6Away8CornersHome6Away3FoulsHome17Away8Live TextPost update
End of the match, Sheffield United 2, Manchester United 3.
90 ‘+ 6’ Full time
Second Half Final, Sheffield United 2, Manchester United 3.
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Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lys Mousset (Sheffield United).
90 ‘+ 5’ Reserve
Paul Pogba (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
90 ‘+ 5’ Reserve
Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
90 ‘+ 4’Post update
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90 ‘+ 4’Post update
Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United).
90 ‘+ 1’Post update
Shot stopped brushing the left square. Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rhian Brewster with a header.
90 ‘+ 1’ Reserve
Dean Henderson (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
90 ‘Substitution
Change, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Anthony Martial.
90’Post update
Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90’Post update
Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
89’Post update
Foul by Alex Telles (Manchester United).
89’Post update
George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87’Post update
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87’Post update
Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
87’GOAL! GOAL!
Objective! Sheffield United 2, Manchester United 3. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) header from very close to the bottom left post following a corner kick.
86’Post update
Corner, Sheffield United. Corner committed by Alex Telles.
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Alex Telles (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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