Man Utd 4-2 Sheff Utd LIVE RESULT: Fernandes’ delightful double fires hosts to crucial win against battling Blades
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MANCHESTER UNITED'S return to Premier League action was anything but smooth - but they got the job done over Sheffield United.
Jayden Bogle pounced on Andre Onana's howler to give the Blades a shock lead before it was quickly wiped out by Harry Maguire's delightful header.
Bereton Diaz then helped the visitors restore their lead, only just to see Bruno Fernandes level the scoring once more from the penalty spot.
Captain fantastic Fernandes stepped up yet again by smashing one in from long range to put the hosts in front for the first time.
And then the Portuguese magician put it on a plate for Rasmus Hojlund to end his drought and seal all three points.
- RESULT: Man Utd 4-2 Sheff Utd
- Live stream/TV: Not televised in the UK
- Man Utd XI: Onana; Dalot, Maguire, Casemiro, Wan-Bissaka; Mainoo, Eriksen; Antony, Fernandes, Garnacho; Hojlund
- Sheff Utd XI: Foderingham; Holgate, Ahmedhodzic, Trusty; Bogle, Hamer, Arblaster, Osborn, Brooks; Brereton Diaz, Archer
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Here they come now
And Sheffield United are making a half time switch.
- OFF: Brooks
- ON: Vini Souza
Returning to the field
Manchester United are back out for the second half.
Chris Wilder is just behind them and his Sheffield United players are making them wait a few seconds.
First half by numbers
The stats behind that first half display and it's a sea of orange.
United not making their dominance count so far.
That possession stat though. Yikes!
HT: Man Utd 1-1 Sheff Utd
Manchester United must be wondering how they're not ahead in this game.
They've had over 80% of possession so far and several glorious chances - a few of which have been squandered by Garnacho.
But Sheffield United hit the front through Bogle after a calamitous pass from Onana.
But Maguire scored his second goal in a few days to get them back on level terms.
HALF TIME
Level at the break!
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45+3. It leads to back-to-back corners but Sheffield United deal with them.
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45+2. Great work again down the left, this time Dalot getting beyond Garnacho.
His cross for Hojlund is cut out by Ahmedhodzic at the near post with Hojlund lurking.
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CLOSE! GARNACHO SHOULD SCORE AGAIN!
45+1. Onana sends a long ball over the top of the Sheffield United back line with Hojlund reaches and lays off to Garnacho with a sensational first time pass.
He again only has the keeper to beat from 15 yards and the keeper again reads his intentions and an outstretched arm keeps him out!
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45. Three minutes added on.
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VAR says GOAL STANDS!
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VAR checking it.
Fernandes' delivery skips through and Garnacho has to scamper to collect on the left.
He swings it in and Maguire does ever so well outside the front post to flick the ball on and it bounces into the far corner.
But was he offside....
GOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!
MAN UTD ARE LEVEL THROUGH HARRY MAGUIRE!
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41. Trusty with another foul, he's got to be careful.
Mainoo nutmegs him and is looking to get into the box but the defender steps across him to block his run.
It's on the right corner of the box and another good situation for the home side.
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39. Another shot from range from Fernandes but it's easy for Foderingham to save and keep hold of the ball.
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38. Fernandes tries to pick out Garnacho on the edge of the box from the free kick but Sheffield United smuggle it away.
Fernandes then unleashes a strike from 20 yards out, which goes roughly 20 yards wide.
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37. Garnacho leading the response and he skips down the left towards the by-line.
Holgate just cleans him out on the left and his shown the first YELLOW CARD.
Dangerous free kick.
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35. Oh no Onana. What have you done!
United in comfortable possession as it's worked back to Onana.
He looks to pick out Dalot with a pass to his left but clearly doesn't see Bogle has pushed up to press and he intercepts the pass.
Bogle is bearing down on goal with three teammates to pass to but opts to go himself and strikes it beyond the keeper and into the net from close range.
The away end goes absolutely mental!
GOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!
SHEFFIELD UNITED LEAD AT OLD TRAFFORD!!
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33. Stunning save from Foderingham!
A great cut back from Fernandes misses Hojlund but Mainoo is following up and picks out the bottom corner with a left-footed strike. The keeper gets down extremely well to keep it out before the flag goes up.
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Great chance for Hojlund.
31. Eriksen slides him clean through with a good through ball.
He takes an extra touch which narrows his angle, Hojlund, who smashes it low and hard at goal but Foderingham is equal to it with his feet.
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30. The flag is up against Sheffield United but it was almost a great chance.
Arblaster with a clever ball through to Brereton Diaz inside the box but he can't sort his feet out when clean through. It's cleared out to Osborn who strikes wide of goal.
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28. Sheffield United just needed a better pass and they were in there.
Again springing a counter, Arblaster looks to feed Archer who has the pace to burn away from the two centre halves. But it's just overhit and Onana runs out his area to clean up.
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26. Sheff Utd deal with the delivery but United come again when Mainoo wins the ball high up.
He feeds Hojlund just inside the box and his lay off to Antony is good but the first time finish is always curling away from goal.
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25. Fernandes smashes a low cross across goal which is parried away by Foderingham.
Only to Antony on the edge of the box who has his shot blocked on its way to go and it spins away for a corner on the right.
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22. HOW IS THAT NOT 1-0!
Garnacho should've scored. Some terrific build-up play once again as the United forwards pop the ball about with ease.
The Argentine gets into the box after a stunning one-two with Antony and sits one defender down and seemingly only has to pick his spot from the middle of the goal eight yards out.
He goes to Foderingham's left and the keeper dives well to parry it away. But he has to score!
