MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag savored the “good evening” after routing third-division Barnsley 7-0 within the English League Cup on Tuesday.
It was United’s largest margin of victory underneath the Dutchman, who has been in cost for greater than two years.
Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Christian Eriksen all scored two objectives every within the third spherical match at Outdated Trafford, with Antony additionally on the right track.
“Not for me, however for the staff, that is the proper evening. I feel we may do every part that we deliberate to do. We received, (we’re in) subsequent spherical, scored some nice objectives, entertained the followers and we labored on our sport mannequin, so we’re completely satisfied,” Ten Hag stated.
The dimensions of the victory surpassed United’s earlier greatest underneath Ten Hag: 4-1 wins towards Actual Betis and Chelsea in his first season on the membership. It was the most important since a 9-0 win over Southampton underneath former supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2021.
Encouragingly for Ten Hag, Rashford’s scoring contact seems to have returned after a troubled season final 12 months when he managed simply 9 objectives.
Rashford’s double got here after he ended a 12-game barren run with a purpose towards Southampton over the weekend.
“Soccer is soccer. Generally you’ve got ups and typically downs, however we now have to make use of these video games to get momentum and consistency,” Rashford stated.
Garnacho additionally scored in that 3-0 win within the Premier League and emulated Rashford by making it three objectives in his final two video games.
Eriksen struck twice late on.
Rashford blasted United in entrance after slicing inside Marc Roberts within the sixteenth minute. Antony doubled the lead when profitable after which changing a penalty within the thirty fifth.
Garnacho poked residence from shut vary within the second minute of first-half stoppage time.
United overpowered Barnsley after the break with Garnacho scoring his second when racing by on purpose within the forty ninth. Rashford scored once more within the 58th.
It was the primary time Rashford has scored multiple purpose in a sport since February 2023.
Eriksen’s double got here within the 81st and eighty fifth.
Everton troubles
Backside of the Premier League and with no level, Everton’s troubled marketing campaign went from unhealthy to worse after it was eradicated by second-to-last Southampton — dropping 6-5 on penalties.
The Merseyside staff had taken the lead by Abdoulaye Doucoure within the twentieth at Goodison Park, however Taylor Harwood-Bellis evened the sport within the thirty second.
Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy saved Ashley Younger’s penalty in sudden dying to seal Everton’s destiny.
Eberechi Eze struck the winner as Crystal Palace beat second-division Queens Park Rangers 2-1 and Brentford survived an early scare towards third-tier Leyton Orient to win 3-1.
Brandon Cooper fired Orient forward within the eleventh, however Fabio Carvalho, Mikkel Damsgaard and Christian Norgaard eased Brentford to victory.
Shootout drama
Second-division Preston secured the most important shock of the evening by beating Fulham 16-15 in an epic penalty shootout.
The sport ended 1-1 at full time with Ryan Ledson placing Preston forward within the thirty fifth and Reiss Nelson equalizing for Fulham within the 61st.
What adopted was the longest shootout in League Cup historical past with Preston finally triumphing after 34 spot kicks.
After 32 penalties had been efficiently transformed, Fulham’s Timothy Castagne missed the goal and Ledson made no mistake to fireplace Preston into the fourth spherical.
It was a distinct story as Stoke overcame Fleetwood 2-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
Sheffield Wednesday beat Blackpool 1-0.
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