Man Utd 7-0 Barnsley: United cruise past Carabao Cup third round as Garnacho & Rashford shine
Man Utd 7-0 Barnsley: United cruise past Carabao Cup third round as Garnacho & Rashford shine. Manchester United continued with their excellent form from last weekend after another thumping 7-0 win over Barnsley to book their place in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
It was Marcus Rashford who opened the scoring early on, and United never looked back, with Antony netting the second from the spot to open his account for the season, and Alejandro Garnacho popping up with the third one before the interval.
Garnacho and Rashford were also both on target again early in the second half, before Christian Eriksen netted twice late on to cap off a dominant victory for Erik ten Hag’s United.
Here’s how the game unfolded;
Barnsley showed little fear in their approach to the game but it was United who stamped their authority on proceedings early on. Rashford’s dangerous drive down the right caused all sorts of problems as the League One outfit prepared to throw themselves in front of every strike that came their way.
16 minutes in, Rashford finally found the back of the net. Collecting Garnacho’s switch, the Englishman cut inside and took two defenders out of the game before firing into the top corner.
Garnacho saw a low effort blocked as United pushed for a second, but United were gifted the perfect opportunity when Chelsea loanee Gabriel Slonina tripped Antony in the box. The Brazilian stepped up and fired into the side netting with ten minutes remaining in the first half.
On the stroke of half-time, Garnacho made it 3-0. Rashford’s run into the box caused chaos and the ball found its way to the feet of the Argentine, who poked into the bottom corner to remove any uncertainty about the result.
Garnacho slotted home a fourth on the counter just four minutes after the restart, before Rashford grabbed a second of his own with a smart, low finish.
Somehow, Garnacho failed to complete his hat-trick with 20 minutes to go. A cut-back found him alone in the box but he blazed over when it looked easier to score.
It mattered little, however, as substitute Bruno Fernandes managed to grab two late assists for Eriksen, who tapped home from close range before sweeping into the bottom corner to seal a dominant win.
