Manchester United vs RB Leipzig LIVE: Result and reaction from Champions League fixture tonight
Follow all the action as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side aim to continue their perfect start in the group stage
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow all the action as Manchester United host last season’s semi-finalists RB Leipzig in the Champions League group stage at Old Trafford this evening.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side enjoyed the perfect start to their European campaign, defeating Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 at the Parc des Princes. However, United have been in indifferent form domestically, taking just seven points from their opening five Premier League games.
Leipzig lost their star striker, Timo Werner, in the summer but have begun the Bundesliga season in excellent fashion, currently topping the league under prodigious young manager Julian Nagelsmann, having dropped just two points thus far. Follow all the action below:
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A solid defensive performance from United, with a clinical touch at the other end
FULL TIME
Manchester United 5-0 RB Leipzig
Incredible scoreline in the end as the Bundesliga side completely implode at the back. Rashford hat-trick, Martial and Greenwood get one each and it’s six points from two games for United.
GOAL! 90’ - Man United 5-0 RB Leipzig
Into stoppage time and Rashford gets another one! Martial does brilliantly, plays it infield and the England man batters in his hat-trick.
88’ - Man United 4-0 RB Leipzig
Fernandes wins the ball and plays in Cavani who scores, but he is offside. And he is actually offside this time, so it’s still four. Leipzig have totally collapsed in the last 10 minutes.
GOAL! Man United 4-0 RB Leipzig
Yellow card for Sabitzer, Rashford gives the ball to Martial - and he buries the spot-kick for four.
PENALTY! 86’ - Man United 3-0 RB Leipzig
Rashford fires a pass to Fred, he frees Martial in the box and he’s chopped down by Sabitzer - stonewall penalty!
82’ - Man United 3-0 RB Leipzig
MUN sub: Tuanzebe on for Wan-Bissaka and Edinson Cavani for Pogba.
82’ - Man United 3-0 RB Leipzig
MUN sub: Tuanzebe on for Wan-Bissaka and Edinson Cavani for Pogba.
GOAL! 78’ - Man United 3-0 RB Leipzig
Rashford again! He latches onto a loose ball, beats Upamecano and absolutely buries his finish into the bottom corner.
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