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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 4 (setup 4, season 27)
Manchester United
v.
Darlington
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Maarten STEKELENBURG717Hugo LLORIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Luis 'Antonio' VALENCIA Mosquera727Kyle WALKER
Ashley YOUNG73Leighton BAINES
Ander HERRERA Agüera747Luka MODRIC
Nicolás Hernán OTAMENDI65Daniele DE ROSSI
Eric Bertrand BAILLY66Chris SMALLING
Aaron LENNON776Francesc FABREGAS Soler
Henrikh MKHITARYAN87Ángel Fabián DI MARÍA
Romelu LUKAKU79Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI
Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC106Mario GOMEZ
Lukas PODOLSKI11Stevan JOVETIC
Manager
Phil JONES12Danny WELBECK
Daley BLIND13Francisco Alcácer García, PACO ALCÁCER
Memphis DEPAY14Samir NASRI
Timothy FOSU-MENSAH15Gregory VAN DER WIEL
Marouane FELLAINI16Thomas VERMAELEN

Manchester United 1 Darlington 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 61,489, Stadium: Old Trafford, Referee: Lee PROBERT 6½)
7 YoungScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
4Corners4
12Fouls15
0Offsides1
9Shots on6
9Shots off4
18Total shots10
8Shots saved6
47%Possession53%
Man of the match: Daniele DE ROSSI
3PODOLSKI played the ball to MKHITARYAN who fired it inches wide.
4MKHITARYAN shot wide.
6A strike from YOUNG held no problem for LLORIS.
7GOAL!! A shot from YOUNG rolled through a ruck of players and rolled past the unsighted LLORIS. (1-0 Manchester United)
9A cross from DI MARÍA left BALOTELLI in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
20A mix up in the Darlington defence enabled MKHITARYAN to hit an effort inches over.
26MKHITARYAN stormed through the Darlington defence but shot straight at LLORIS.
33A corner found MODRIC who fired an effort just wide.
 
46BALOTELLI's shot was well saved by the Manchester United 'keeper.
48MODRIC worked the ball to BALOTELLI, JOVETIC collected his cross and booted the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
54The 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked shot from LENNON.
56A thirty yard drive from DI MARÍA caused the Manchester United 'keeper no problem.
64An inswinging corner was fired into the arms of the Darlington 'keeper by LUKAKU.
66A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.
68PODOLSKI was put clear by YOUNG and he turned LLORIS but thrust his shot just beyond the near post.
70The 'keeper was able to claw away a poor shot from PODOLSKI.
71FABREGAS beat two Manchester United players and blasted a great chance just beyond the near post.
73BALOTELLI waltzed away from BAILLY and flicked a weak shot well wide.
76A header from LUKAKU was headed off the line by SMALLING.
76A looping effort from WALKER was blocked by the 'keeper.
80LUKAKU snapped at an easy chance.
88The motionless 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from SMALLING fell just over.