United manager Erik Ten Hag has persisted a rocky time since taking up in 2022 but loved the ideal win of his reign.
Reuters
18 September, 2024, 06:00 am
Final modified: 18 September, 2024, 06:11 am
Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Christian Eriksen all scored twice as the Worn Trafford facet roared into the final 16 of the League Cup with a 7-0 rout of third-tier Barnsley on Tuesday.
United were joined in the fourth round by fellow Premier League aspects Brentford, who beat third-tier Leyton Orient 3-1, and Crystal Palace after they edged Queen’s Park Rangers 2-1.
Top flight Fulham were knocked out in unheard of kind by 2nd-tier Preston North Cease after the match ended 1-1 — the dwelling facet prevailing 16-15 in a 34-penalty shootout, the longest-ever in the competition.
United manager Erik Ten Hag has persisted a rocky time since taking up in 2022 but loved the ideal win of his reign.
England forward Rashford ended a six-month aim drought on the weekend when he scored in opposition to Southampton in the Premier League and wanted ideal 16 minutes to strike in opposition to Barnsley.
His silky enact high into the earn paved the manner for United to extinguish Barnsley who were no match for Ten Hag’s facet.
Antony added the 2nd from the penalty pickle in the 35th minute and Garnacho poked dwelling United’s third in first-half stoppage time to place the hosts in total lend a hand watch over.
Garnacho facet-footed his 2nd from Rashford’s pass factual after the restart and returned the reward as Rashford made it 5-0. Eriksen scored his first United aim for more than a yr in the 81st minute, slotting in Bruno Fernandes’s inappropriate.
Eriksen then fired in from the fringe of the residence to total United’s ideal-ever League Cup win and their ideal margin of victory since Ten Hag took charge in 2022.
United’s previous ideal wins beneath the Dutchman were 4-1 defeats of Actual Betis and Chelsea.
“Soccer is soccer. Infrequently you safe got usaand regularly downs, but we now must make spend of these games to safe momentum and consistency,” Rashford said.
Ten Hag added: “I belief the foremost aim from Marcus used to be without a doubt accurate, but so were the leisure. We played with reasonably a pair of tempo and were ruthless in entrance of aim. The famous used to be the honest attitude and to be 100% concentrated.”
BASEMENT BATTLE
The Premier League’s bottom two clubs met at Goodison Park and there used to be more woe for Everton as they bowed out on penalties to Southampton after a 1-1 blueprint.
Abdoulaye Doucoure attach Everton forward but Southampton levelled by Taylor Harwood-Bellis and the guests won 6-5 in the shootout. Eleven penalties hit the earn sooner than Ashley Young saw his effort saved by Alex McCarthy.
Brentford were given an early anguish when Brandon Cooper attach Orient in entrance but Fabio Carvalho equalised in acrobatic kind. Mikel Damsgaard headed Brentford in entrance and Christian Norgaard ensured development for Thomas Frank’s personnel.
Eddie Nketiah scored his first aim for Crystal Palace since titillating from Arsenal and Eberechi Eze struck the winner in opposition to his ragged membership Queen’s Park Rangers to send the guests by.
Sheffield Wednesday won 1-0 at Blackpool, whereas Championship (2nd-tier) facet Stoke City wanted penalties to safe previous fourth-tier Fleetwood Town 2-1 after being held to a 1-1 blueprint.
The final third round ties will be played on Wednesday and next week, concluding with holders Liverpool at dwelling fellow Premier League facet West Ham United on Sept. 25.
