Rashford scores late winner for Man United

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was having an off day, so Manchester United turned to a striker at the opposite end of his career to keep their winning run going in the English Premier League.

Marcus Rashford came off the bench and scored two minutes into injury time to give United a 1-0 victory at Hull, lifting the team alongside Chelsea on a maximum nine points.

At just 18-years-old, Rashford was a revelation in the second half of last season, scoring eight goals after coming from the youth set-up to solve an injury crisis.

After being displaced by the offseason signing of Ibrahimovic under Jose Mourinho, he has given the new coach some thinking to do.

Rashford came on in the 71st minute as United was struggling to break down Hull’s stoic defence and in danger of dropping points for the first time this season. Along with fellow sub Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Rashford changed the dynamic of the game with his direct running and was on hand to tap in the winning goal after Wayne Rooney raced clear down the left and sent over a cross.

“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,” Mourinho said.

United have won their first three games of the season for the first time since 2011, when Alex Ferguson was still in charge. It’s early days, but United under Mourinho are beginning to have the same aura as Ferguson’s sides, even scoring goals in so-called ‘Fergie Time’.

The 34-year-old Ibrahimovic was well-shackled by the Hull defence and missed out on becoming the second United player to score in his first four games for the club.

Chelsea had it much easier against another promoted club.

Eden Hazard, Willian and Victor Moses scored in a 3-0 win over Burnley at Stamford Bridge, with a ruthless performance reminiscent of those produced in the team’s titlewinning campaign of 2014-15, when Mourinho was Chelsea coach.

Hull and Manchester City started the weekend as the other teams with 100 per cent records after two games. City hosted West Ham overnight.

Leicester and Arsenal, the top two teams last season, racked up their first wins at the third attempt, and their star attackers were back on the score sheet.

Jamie Vardy set champions Leicester on their way to a 2-1 win over Swansea at King Power Stadium. Wes Morgan added a second goal and Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez had a penalty saved before Leroy Fer pulled a goal back for the visitors.

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 goal before halftime.

Tottenham and Liverpool are two more teams hoping to be in the mix for the top four, perhaps even the title, and they drew 1-1 in a frenetic match at White Hart Lane.

Everton kept up their unbeaten start to the league under new coach Ronald Koeman by beating Stoke 1-0.

There were also 1-1 draws in the Southampton-Sunderland and Crystal Palace-Bournemouth games.