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Commentary
A right foot effort from PELLEGRINI was saved by the 'keeper.
GOAL!! A Manchester United counter-attack allowed TAREMI to setup POLITANO with a simple goal. (1-0 Manchester United)
DIARRA played the ball to STERLING who turned it wide.
11¹BRANDT booked for a bad tackle on SUCIC.
14¹TAREMI worked the ball to SALAH, BRANDT latched onto his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of PAU LÓPEZ.
15¹GOAL!! A free-kick was pushed away by GULÁCSI, VITÍK was first to the loose ball and knocked the ball to OTÁVIO to slide home. (1-1)
18¹GOAL!! A debatable penalty was awarded to Manchester United, after VITÍK had fouled POLITANO which SØRLOTH comfortably converted. (2-1 Manchester United)
20¹The ref books STERLING for an off-the-ball incident against TAREMI.
22¹POLITANO nodded the ball wide from just inside the area.
30¹A good ball from DIEGO CARLOS on the right fell to SØRLOTH who sliced his effort wide.
34¹SØRLOTH headed just beyond the near post.
35¹GOAL!! A corner flew into the penalty box and BLIND fumbled the ball into his own net. (3-1 Manchester United)
37¹STERLING dummied DIEGO CARLOS but drove the ball into the arms of GULÁCSI.
43¹The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from AGOUMÉ.
DINKÇI made space on the left and pulled the ball to EKITIKÉ who fired the ball over.
12²GOAL!! A foul on STERLING inside the area gave Port Vale a penalty which EKITIKÉ made look easy. (3-2 Manchester United)
13²SØRLOTH was put clear by DIEGO CARLOS and he nutmegged PAU LÓPEZ but thrust his shot wide.
16²A penalty box scramble resulted in AKANJI tapping a low shot wide.
21²SØRLOTH's shot was well held by PAU LÓPEZ.
26²A weak shot from POLITANO bounced agonisingly wide.
29²A header by ORDOÑEZ at the near post was comfortably collected by the Manchester United 'keeper.
30²The Manchester United 'keeper stopped a clever strike from SUCIC.
36²The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from PELLEGRINI fell just wide.
43²A cross from PELLEGRINI left POLITANO in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
45²GOAL!! A cross from the left was touched down by POLITANO for SØRLOTH to score. (4-2 Manchester United)

 
Manchester United
 
League position: 7
Home league form: XLLX
Overall league form: XXXLLXXL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Péter GULÁCSI1PAU LÓPEZ Sabata
Manuel AKANJI2Martin VITÍK
Ferland MENDY3Lucien AGOUMÉ(c)
Lorenzo PELLEGRINI4Luka SUCIC
Antonio RÜDIGER5OTÁVIO Ataide
DIEGO CARLOS Santos6Daley BLIND
(c)Mohamed SALAH7Giovanni REYNA
Matteo POLITANO8Eren DINKÇI
(p)Alexander SØRLOTH9Hugo EKITIKÉ(p)
(f)Julian BRANDT10Habib DIARRA(f)
Mehdi TAREMI11Raheem STERLING
ManagerScott Smillie
LUCAS PAQUETÁ  12Joel ORDOÑEZ
Kyle WALKER  13  JOAN GARCÍA Pons
OTAVIO Edmilson  14  Chemsdine TALBI
Amad DIALLO  15  Ange-Yoan BONNY
Youri BAAS  16  Jon ROWE
 
Port Vale
 
League position: 18
Away league form: LLLX
Overall league form: LLLXLWLW
Formation: 3-5-2

Statistics
Manchester United 4 Port Vale 2
(Half-time: 3-1, Attendance: 41,551, Stadium: Old Trafford, Referee: Mick Russell 5½)

Politano 4¹, Sørloth 18¹ (pen), Blind 35¹ (og), Sørloth 45²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Otávio 15¹, Ekitiké 12² (pen)
 EkitikéóOrdoñez 15²
  
Brandt 11¹Sterling 20¹
36
420
02
76
73
149
34
57%43%
Man of the match: Julian Brandt