Man Utd Player Ratings vs Sabah, Five Stars Given 8/10 (Champions League)
Manchester United secured a 4-0 victory against Sabah FK in their return to the Champions League. The match featured goals from Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, Benjamin Šeško, and Lisandro Martínez.
Why it matters
This result marks a significant return to European competition for Manchester United under the management of Michael Carrick.
Michael Carrick made four changes to his starting XI as Manchester United returned to the Champions League by thumping Sabah FK 4-0 at Old Trafford on Thursday evening.
United started the fixture having to fend off some good ball playing from the visitors, but after 26 minutes they finally found their breakthrough, with a quality cross from Patrick Dorgu finding Matheus Cunha at the near post.
Following the goal, United gained proper control of the tie, and around 15 minutes later, Bruno Fernandes added a second following a lovely move involving Dorgu, Cunha, and Youri Tielemans .
Then, Benjamin Šeško was fed through by Bryan Mbeumo for a third before half-time, putting United in firm control in the Champions League.
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