In their Carabao Cup third-round match at Old Trafford on Tuesday, Manchester United shut out Barnsley for seven goals, securing their spot in the competition’s Round Four.
Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford, and Christian Eriksen each scored twice, while Antony completed the scoring in the first half with a penalty kick.
After a challenging start to the season, Erik ten Hag will be thrilled with the outcome. However, what will most please him is that all of his wingers have scored this season, which will take some of the strain off of recently signed Joshua Zirkzee.
Rashford is one player who has received a lot of criticism for more than a year. He felt that the hate and criticism he was receiving was practically bullying and that he had to respond to them.
Continuing from Southampton, RashfordHe opened the game in the league this past weekend against Southampton and continued in the same manner against the League One team.
The Old Trafford supporters were thrilled to see the Manchester United player break out into his signature celebration, and the manager will be pleased to see him play with a smile on his face.The Englishman was also responsible for Garnacho’s first assist, and it was his pass that gave Antony the opportunity to win the penalty.
The 26-year-old made one crucial pass and one big chance, but he also had three shots on goal and three more that were blocked (numbers from sofascore).
EtH will be happy.The England international had nine touches in the opponent penalty area, three passes into the final third, and successfully completed three dribbles.
The academy graduate does not particularly love playing as the lone center-forward, but he put forth a lot of effort that evening, winning half of his ground duels and making one clearance in addition to his goals.
Despite the fact that this was merely Barnsley, as many detractors would point out, Rashford performed well against his opponents and played with confidence, which is all the manager could have wished for.
With important league and European matches ahead of him, Ten Hag will be hoping to maintain this momentum.