Rashford’s late winner pure hell for Hull
WITH Zlatan Ibrahimovic having an off day, Manchester United turned to a striker at the other end of his career to keep its winning run going in the Premier League yesterday.
Marcus Rashford came off the bench and scored two minutes into injury time to give United a 1-0 win at Hull, lifting the team alongside Chelsea on a maximum nine points.
The 18-year-old Rashford scored eight goals after solving an injury crisis last season, but has been displaced by Ibrahim- ovic under Jose Mourinho. Rashford came on in the 71st minute with United struggling to break down Hull.
“We did everything to win,” Mourinho said. “I know when you score (in) minute 90-something, you talk of a bit of luck. But we were so dominant, so intense in our attacking wave.”
United has won its first three games of the season for the first time since 2011, when Alex Ferguson was in charge.
Chelsea had it much easier as Eden Hazard, Willian and Victor Moses scored in a 3-0 win over newly promoted Burnley at Stamford Bridge.
Jamie Vardy set champion Leicester on its way to a 2-1 win over Swansea at King Power Stadium. Wes Morgan added a second and winger Riyad Mahrez had a penalty saved before Leroy Fer pulled a goal back.
Alexis Sanchez was the inspiration behind Arsenal’s 3-1 victory at Watford, earning a ninth-minute penalty converted by Santi Cazorla, scoring himself, then setting up Mesut Ozil for the third. And Tottenham and Liverpool drew 1-1 in a frenetic match at White Hart Lane.
Everton stayed unbeaten under coach Ronald Koeman by beating Stoke 1-0, courtesy of a penalty from Leighton Baines that struck the post, hit goalkeeper Shay Given on the head and rebounded in.
There were also 1-1 draws between Southampton and Sunderland, and Crystal Palace and Bournemouth. They remain winless.