- Rashford was the hero of the day as Manchester United defeated Burton Albion 4-1
- The Red Devils goals were scored by Marcus Rashford (2), Anthony Martial, and Jesse Lingard
- In other ties, Man Utd city rivals Manchester City defeated West Brom 2-1
Premier League giants got off a brilliant start to their Caraboa cup campaign with an outstanding 4-1 thrashing of Championship side Burton Albion.
Jesse Lingard and Rashford combined well to produce the opener in the 5th minute of the game, with Rashford showing his predatory instincts once again with an impressive finish into the bottom corner.
Rashford stole the show as Manchester United trash visiting Burton Albion 4-1 (photo: Squawka)
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Daley Blind plays the smooth pass to Rashford in the 17th minute and the Englishman only has one thing on his mind as he makes a clever turn and fires a low shot into the bottom corner for the second goal of the night.
Martial shows a great piece of skill to set up Lingard whose deflected shot went in for United's third.
Rashford stole the show as Manchester United trash visiting Burton Albion 4-1 (photo: Squawka)
Before Anthony Martial capped a superb display with a well-deserved goal.
Rashford plays him through on goal and he makes no mistake striking the ball past Ripley.
Rashford stole the show as Manchester United trash visiting Burton Albion 4-1 (photo: Squawka)
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The visitors got a consolation goal in the additional time of the game through a Lloyd Dyer strike
In other Carabao cup tie, Chelsea defeated visiting Nottingham forest 5-1, while Manchester City struggled for a 1-2 victory away to Westbrom, Arsenal put one pass League One side Doncaster, and Everton finally went back to winning ways with a superb 3-0 over former Premier League side Sunderland.
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ROSY CREST
Wednesday, 20 September 2017