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(VIDEO) Watch Full Highlight: Melbourne Victory 1-4 Manchester United
(VIDEO) Watch Full Highlight: Melbourne Victory 1-4 Manchester United
Manchester United maintained their perfect run in their pre-season tour with a 1-4 Victory over Melbourne Victory on Friday.
Manchester United kicked off the match with a superb and brilliant display.
Melbourne Victory was equally marching United tactics and game plan with incredible attacking drive.
Early in the game, Erik Ten Hag boys were caught off guard by Melbourne’s victory while trying to string together a series of passes.
The defensive blunder resulted in an early goal conceded by the Red Devils.
Marcus Rashford netted Manchester United’s third goal. (Getty Images)
Chris Ikonomidis quickly utilised an intelligent counterattack to put Melbourne Victory in front in the 4th minute.
Conceding an early goal was a hard one for Erik Ten Hag, who hoped to capitalise on a 4-0 thrashing of Liverpool days ago.
The host held on to the lead, resisting pressures from the highly pressing United side.
The Red Devils finally did break the deadlock in the 43rd minute through McTominay.
The Red Devils continue dominating the game, exerting intense pressure on their opponents.
The attacking drive finally paid off again in an added minute of the first half.
With an assist for Elanga, Martial was able to fire into the opponent’s net, giving United the lead.
The Red Devils went into the break with a dramatic 1-2 lead after conceding an early goal.
The second half kicked off with United continuing their dominance in the game.
The Red Devils won their opponents on ball possession on the number of completed pages as they detected the game.
Despite dominating every aspect of the game, the second half went barren with no goals.
The second-half deadlock was broken with another excellent goal from Marcus Rashford in the 78th minute.
An own-goal by Lupancu in the 90th minute made it 1-4 for the Red Devils.
Erik Ten Hag maintained a perfect start to his United career after the 1-4 win.
