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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 16 (setup 4, season 28)
Manchester United
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Maarten STEKELENBURG61Tim KRUL
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Luis 'Antonio' VALENCIA Mosquera72Calum CHAMBERS
Ashley YOUNG83George FRIEND
Nemanja MATIC846Adam CLAYTON
Nicolás Hernán OTAMENDI56Daniel Sánchez AYALA
Phil JONES6Dael FRY
Ander HERRERA Agüera76Lewis BAKER
Alexis Alejandro SÁNCHEZ Barbé8José Heriberto IZQUIERDO Mena
Romelu LUKAKU97Seydou DOUMBIA
Juan Manuel MATA García10Rudy GESTEDE
Anthony MARTIAL116Britt ASSOMBALONGA
Manager
Marcus RASHFORD12Enes MAHMUTOVIC
Lee GRANT13Connor RIPLEY
Victor LINDELÖF14Patrick BAMFORD
Lukas PODOLSKI15Marvin JOHNSON
Marouane FELLAINI16Rey VOLPATO

Manchester United 5 Middlesbrough 2
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 35,509, Stadium: Old Trafford, Referee: Graham HORWOOD 6½)
8 Martial, 15 Lukaku, 54 Sánchez, 70 Young, 81 LukakuScorers17 Assombalonga, 84 Doumbia
50 Herrera <=> PodolskiSubstitutions
Sendings off
85 LukakuBookings
3Corners3
6Fouls3
1Offsides2
7Shots on2
10Shots off5
17Total shots7
2Shots saved0
65%Possession35%
Man of the match: Nemanja MATIC
7A free-kick from HERRERA flew just beyond the far post.
8GOAL!! After some neat play on the right MARTIAL came inside and whacked the ball into the net. (1-0 Manchester United)
11A cross from GESTEDE left IZQUIERDO in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
13IZQUIERDO was put clear by FRY and he nutmegged the Manchester United 'keeper but struck his shot just beyond the far post.
15GOAL!! A long goal-kick from YOUNG caught the Middlesbrough defence napping and LUKAKU rushed through to round the 'keeper and score. (2-0 Manchester United)
17GOAL!! A one-fisted punch from the Manchester United 'keeper enabled ASSOMBALONGA to chip the ball into the empty net. (2-1 Manchester United)
20MARTIAL shot wide.
22MARTIAL made space on the left and dragged the ball to SÁNCHEZ who rasped the ball wide.
24SÁNCHEZ ran onto a delightful ball from MATIC but hit his effort wide.
36SÁNCHEZ's shot was well held by KRUL.
43The Middlesbrough 'keeper managed to palm clear a powerful effort.
45+3MATIC beat FRY and hit the ball to MARTIAL who blasted his effort wide.
 
48A accurate pass fell to DOUMBIA and his right foot shot floated narrowly over.
54GOAL!! A swerving inswinging corner was nodded in at the far post by SÁNCHEZ. (3-1 Manchester United)
55DOUMBIA stroked a simple chance past the near post.
60MATA beat three Middlesbrough players and drove a golden opportunity over the bar.
62A fine ball from MATIC on the right fell to VALENCIA who sliced his effort just wide.
66A tame shot from SÁNCHEZ trickled agonisingly wide.
70GOAL!! A neat one-two left YOUNG clear and he made no mistake by instinctively lobbing the ball past the oncoming KRUL. (4-1 Manchester United)
73IZQUIERDO scuffed a simple chance.
78A mix up in the Middlesbrough defence enabled YOUNG to blast the ball over.
79A penalty box meleé resulted in LUKAKU tapping the ball wide.
81GOAL!! As BAKER was attempting to hold back OTAMENDI the ball fell to LUKAKU who hit the ball into the roof of the net. (5-1 Manchester United)
84GOAL!! A shot from IZQUIERDO was booted off the line only for DOUMBIA to nudge the ball home. (5-2 Manchester United)
85A late challenge on FRY by LUKAKU results in a booking.