Man Utd into the semi-finals of the League Cup
Goals: Antony 21, Rashford 90, 93
Rashford came on as a substitute and scored twice in the last three minutes from Man Utd's counter-attacks. The 25-year-old striker has scored in all of his last six games, and eight in a row at home. But the first in the match on the evening of January 10 belonged to Antony Santos with a masterpiece that opened the scoring in the first half.
Antony, Lisandro Martinez and Diogo Dalot are the three main pillars of Man Utd starting this match, when Luke Shaw, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes or Marcus Rashford are all subs or not registered. Coach Erik ten Hag also gave the opportunity to debut for the team for 17-year-old midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, when he started in the role of an attacker.
Against the third-tier team, the patchwork Man Utd did not take much difficulty to master the game and opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Midfielder Fred passed right to Antony on the inside border, before the 22-year-old turned around. cut your heart to the far corner at a distance of about 25m. Antony's goal is in the style of famous player Arjen Robben.
Another Brazilian player, Fred, also nearly scored a masterpiece from a free kick in the 38th minute, sending the ball around the fence and bouncing off the post. The host scored 10 times in the first half, but did not score any more.
Charlton were the only non-Premier League team to reach the quarter-finals, but at one point they caused problems for Man Utd in the second half. Even when coach Ten Hag put Rashford, Casemiro and Eriksen on the field in the 60th minute, the host still had problems at the end of the game. On the attack, "Red Devils" also squandered opportunities when only one goal difference.
Only Man Utd fans can be assured of victory after Rashford scored after 90 minutes. Casemiro took the lead when he recovered the ball and swung it long for Facundo Pellistri. Scott McTominay ran to create space for Rashford to receive the ball from Pellistri's cross, before the England striker shot in a face-to-face position into the net.
Just three minutes later, Casemiro waved his cheek outside the line for Rashford to break the offside trap, plunging to face Australian goalkeeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer. This time, Rashford shot his left foot decisively to the near corner to seal a 3-0 victory. During the match, Maynard frustrated the red shirt players many times, but in the end he was still subdued by Rashford twice.
In the match at the same time, Newcastle also won the away team Leicester City 2-0 to enter the semi-finals. The remaining two teams in the semi-finals will be determined through a series of matches on the evening of January 11, when Nottingham meets Wolverhampton and Southampton meets Man City. The draw for the semi-finals of the Confederation Cup will take place soon after.
Winning the eighth consecutive match in all competitions, Man Utd faced the ultimate challenge when meeting the away team Man City in the English Premier League on January 14. If they win, Ten Hag's teachers and students will only be one point behind Man City.
Man Utd: Heaton, Maguire, Martinez, Malacia, Fred (Eriksen 60), Dalot (Bissaka 34), Antony (Rashford 60), Elanga (Pellistri 84), McTominay, Garnacho, Mainoo (Casemiro 60).
Charlton: Maynard-Brewer, Clare, Inniss, Ness, Sessegnon (Stockley 82), Dobson, Morgan (Payne 66), Fraser, Rak-Sayki (Henry 82), Leaburn, Blackett-Taylor (O'Connell 61)
