19yearold stars for Man U
LONDON: Marcus Rashford scored twice as holder Manchester United brushed aside secondtier Burton Albion 41 at Old Trafford yesterday to reach the fourth round of the League Cup.
The 19yearold England striker produced two lethal finishes in the opening 20 minutes and Jesse Lingard killed the tie off before halftime with a deflected effort.
Anthony Martial got in on the act after the break before Lloyd Dyer scored a stoppagetime consolation for Burton.
Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal also progressed, as did Everton, which ended a run of four consecutive defeats with a welcome 30 home victory against secondtier Sunderland.
United has now scored 17 goals in five home matches this season in all competitions, although Burton became the first of those visiting sides to score at Old Trafford.
It was only a minor irritation as United produced a vibrant display. Rashford, leading the line instead of rested Romelu Lukaku, was in deadly form as the Reds eased through to a fourthround trip to Swansea City.
United made nine changes from the side that started against Everton on Monday but still fielded a strong lineup that underlined Jose Mourinho’s attacking options.
‘‘Anthony Martial was good, Juan Mata was good, Jesse Lingard was good. The team collectively enjoyed the game,’’ Mourinho, aiming for a fifth League Cup triumph, said.
Rashford dinked in United’s opener after four minutes and smashed home his second after a sweet turn in the 17th minute.
Lingard made it 30 before halftime with a wickedlydeflected shot and Martial struck on the hour.
Man City, level with United at the top of the Premier League, was involved in an allPremier League tie, edging out West Bromwich Albion 21 at the Hawthorns.
Leroy Sane gave City a thirdminute lead and struck again in the 77th, shortly after Claudio Yacob had levelled for the home side.
Eden Hazard made his first start of the season for Chelsea after recovering from an ankle injury and played the full 90 minutes in a 51 defeat of secondtier Nottingham Forest.
Michy Batshuayi stole the spotlight though with a hattrick, while Kenedy and Charly Musonda were also on target.
Arsenal beat thirdtier Doncaster Rovers 10 at The Emirates with Theo Walcott’s firsthalf goal separating the sides.
Midfielder Jack Wilshere played a full 90 minutes for Arsenal for the first time in three years, while Alexis Sanchez started and set up Walcott’s winner.
‘‘I wanted to leave him on to give him 90 minutes and overall I think it was an ideal game for him to gain confidence and fitness,’’ Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said.
Doncaster, managed by Darren Ferguson, son of Wenger’s old adversary Alex, hit the bar late on through Matty Blair.
‘‘That was hard work. Credit to Doncaster — they kept going,’’ Wenger said. ‘‘We started well in the first 35 minutes but we decreased slowly.’’ — Reuters