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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 1 (setup 1, season 28)
Birmingham City
v.
Manchester United
Formation:
3-4-1-2
Brad GUZAN1Thibaut COURTOIS
Formation:
3-4-1-2
League position:
13
Ashley WILLIAMS28Sokratis PAPASTATHOPOULOS
Fabian JOHNSON73Jérémy MATHIEU
Gareth BARRY84WILLIAM Silva de CARVALHO
Winston REID58Leonardo BONUCCI
Michael CARRICK6Bastian SCHWEINSTEIGER
Nathan DYER777Jérémy MENEZ
Glenn WHELAN87CANER Erkin
Harry KANE9Mario MANDZUKIC
Saido BERAHINO10Luis Alberto SUÁREZ Díaz
Ahmed MUSA6116Javier Matías PASTORE
Hugh G RectionManagerJoshua Cook
Craig DAWSON12Ricardo VAN RHIJN
Shane LONG13Kepa ARRIZABALAGA Revuelta
James BREE14Loïc RÉMY
Patrick ROBERTS156Shinji KAGAWA
Adam ARMSTRONG166Sebastian RODE

Birmingham City 0 Manchester United 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 45,748, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Steve BENNETT 7, TV: live)
Scorers9 Mandzukic, 29og Reid
Substitutions76 Menez <=> Rode, 76 Caner <=> Kagawa
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners10
14Fouls14
5Offsides19
6Shots on5
9Shots off6
15Total shots11
6Shots saved3
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Sokratis PAPASTATHOPOULOS
2WHELAN beat SCHWEINSTEIGER and whacked the ball to MUSA who hit his effort wide.
3A cross from MUSA left BARRY in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
4A header by KANE at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
7BERAHINO waltzed past SCHWEINSTEIGER and poked a tame shot past the post.
9GOAL!! A great ball from BONUCCI left CANER in the clear, he made the Birmingham City 'keeper commit himself before passing the ball to MANDZUKIC to score. (1-0 Manchester United)
11A mix up in the Birmingham City defence enabled SUÁREZ to hammer the ball just beyond the near post.
12WHELAN chipped the ball to KANE who touched it inches over.
15WHELAN made space on the left and knocked the ball to KANE who fired the ball wide.
20The Manchester United 'keeper blocked a neatly crafted shot from BERAHINO.
21PASTORE shot over.
23SUÁREZ scuffed a simple chance.
26BERAHINO's shot was well held by COURTOIS.
29GOAL!! A long drive from PASTORE deflected off the shins of REID and into his own net.
31MUSA headed over.
32MANDZUKIC ran onto a great ball from CANER but dragged his shot wide of the goal.
34SUÁREZ flicked a right foot shot inches wide from twenty-five yards out.
35A shot from MANDZUKIC was smothered by the Birmingham City 'keeper.
40KANE's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Manchester United crossbar.
43The stunned 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from PAPASTATHOPOULOS fell just over.
 
60A shot from MUSA seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
64SUÁREZ turned JOHNSON but placed the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
69MUSA headed the ball wide from just inside the area.
76KANE rushed through the Manchester United defence but shot straight at COURTOIS.
79SUÁREZ rattled an easy chance past the lefthand post.
81The 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked strike from SUÁREZ.
83WHELAN beat two Manchester United players and drove an effort just beyond the near post.