United teenager on target as Solskjaer boys sink Perth glory

Manchester United’s preparations for the 2019-20 season begin down under as the Red Devils took on Perth Glory in Australia with Marcus Rashford scoring the goal of the match in the 60th minute after an assist from want-away man, Paul Pogba.

James Garner, an academy star and midfielder came in for United defender, Luke Shaw after he suffered a knock and he did not fail to impress scoring his first goal against Perth again after a fault for failing to clear their lines firing the ball straight to Garner who easily riffled past Velaphi from 20 yards.

Celebrations for James Garner and Manchester United

Pogba to Marcus Rashford was Man Utd’s most frequent assister to goalscorer combination in the league under Ole Gunnar Solskjær last season and the chemistry between the two could be back in action.

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It was expected that Pogba was going to be the man to come off, but it looked like Shaw suffered a knock and was taken straight down the tunnel for treatment and got replaced by midfielder James Garner.

The United faced a tough test in their first pre-season game, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men up against A-League champions Perth Glory as the new signings Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James looked to try getting used to life at the club with the latter swimming through the opponent’s defence with a lot of ease.

While the manager facing a number of issues off the field least of all Paul Pogba’s future United fans at least were able to enjoy some drama on the pitch as another long campaign awaits them in a month’s time.

United tried their best to penetrate the rivals side with Jesse Lingard slipping his way to the edge of the goal area but his fired and powerful shot gets tipped over acrobatically by the sides keeper, Reddy in the.
United keep on applying more pressure, with Lingard and Pereira squeezing Perth back in central areas in the half an hour time but they are not successful to get a goal.

 

 

 

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