| Marcus Rashford scored twice as the Red Devils won their sixth straight Premier League away game |
Marcus Rashford scored twice as Manchester United extended their 100 percent record on the road, coming from behind again to win 3-2 at the Premier League’s bottom club Sheffield United on Thursday.
United have now won all six away league games this season – conceding first on each occasion – and the latest comeback victory moved them up to sixth place, on 23 points, five behind leaders Liverpool.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer opted to start keeper Dean Henderson ahead of David De Gea for the trip to Bramall Lane where the English keeper played on loan last season.
But Henderson made a nightmare start, getting caught in possession by Oliver Burke who slid the ball to David McGoldrick who fired the Blades into a fifth-minute lead.
After wasting a good opportunity with a wild shot, Rashford made no mistake in the 26th minute as he collected a long ball from Victor Lindelof with a deft first touch and deadly first-time strike.
Paul Pogba set up the second with a one-touch pass on the turn, over the top of the Sheffield defence to Anthony Martial, who rounded Aaron Ramsdale before slotting home.
Six minutes after the break, Rashford added his second to make it 3-1, finishing off a fine passing move started by Pogba, with a shot that squeezed under Ramsdale’s body.
McGoldrick pulled one back for the Yorkshire strugglers three minutes from the end, heading in a corner from close range before Henderson made amends for his early mistake with a reflex save to keep out a Lys Mousset drive.
Sheffield United have a solitary point after 13 matches, the lowest tally at that stage in English top-flight history.
ASTON VILLA 0-0 BURNLEY
Earlier on Thursday, Aston Villa were left to rue the woodwork and missed chances as they were held to a goalless draw at home to Burnley.
Villa hit the woodwork twice in the first half with Anwar El Ghazi’s free kick superbly tipped on to the bar by Burnley keeper Nick Pope before Ahmed Elmohamady headed against the post from a corner.
After the break, the influential Jack Grealish created plenty of openings for Villa but El Ghazi wasted two good chances, weakly shooting straight at Pope on both occasions.
Villa defender Tyrone Mings had a good chance late in the game but headed wide after he was left unmarked in the box at a free kick.
The result left Villa in 11th place on 19 points while Burnley move out of the bottom three into 17th spot on 10 points.
REUTERS