Cardiff 1-5 Man Utd: Solskjaer brings free-flowing football back to Red Devils

Cardiff 1-5 Man Utd: Solskjaer brings free-flowing football back to Red Devils

Game is over and the final score is Cardiff City 1-5 Man Utd. Here is the match report.

Match Events

3'GOAL! Cardiff City 0-1 Man Utd (Rashford)

 What a start to Solskjaer's reign! Pogba dummies a free-kick on the edge of the box, fooling Etheridge into committing to his right while Rashford hit a bullet of a strike into the opposite corner! United lead 1-0!

29'GOAL! Cardiff City 0-2 Man Utd (Herrera)

De Gea punts a long ball that is nodded on to Pogba, who switches the play to Herrera on the right. The Spaniard is some considerable distance out, but he hits a ferocious strike that takes a wicked deflection and swerves into the top corner!

38'Penalty Goal! Cardiff City 1-2 Man Utd (Camarasa)

Camarasa converts emphatically, powering the ball into the top-left corner despite De Gea going the right way. The hosts have a lifeline!

41'GOAL! Cardiff City 1-3 Man Utd (Martial)

What a lovely goal this is. Martial plays some intricate one-touch stuff with Lingard and is released into the box before coolly slotting into the far corner! United's two-goal cushion is restored!

57'Penalty Goal! Cardiff City 1-4 Man Utd (Lingard)

Lingard makes no mistake and sends Etheridge the wrong way, opening his body up and placing the ball to the goalkeeper's left. It's 4-1 and United are in cruise control now.

90'GOAL! Cardiff City 1-5 Man Utd (Lingard)

Line-ups


Cardiff City XI: A. Gunnarsson, J. Hoilett, B. Écuélé Manga, S. Bamba, Arter, S. Morrison, G. Cunningham, N. Etheridge, C. Paterson, Josh Murphy, Camarasa

Subs: L. Peltier, A. Smithies, N. Mendez-Laing, K. Harris, K. Zohorè, B. Reid, J. Ralls

Man Utd XI: A. Young, N. Matić, David de Gea, A.Herrera, P. Jones, V. Lindelöf, P. Pogba, L.Shaw, A.Martial, J. Lingard, M. Rashford

Subs: M. Fellaini, S. Romero, J.Mata, Fred, A.Pereira, Bailly, Diogo Dalot