Manchester United in five-star performance for Solskjaer

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Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard of Manchester United rejoice in Cardiff

Manchester United interim coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised his players after they gave him the perfect start to his reign with a 5-1 victory at Cardiff.

The five star performance came just days after Jose Mourinho was sacked.

Former United striker Solskjaer had just two days to prepare his players for his first match as caretaker manager.

Marcus Rashford opened the scoring in the third minute and a goal from Ander Herrera just before the half-hour gave them a 2-0 lead.

Cardiff pulled a goal back through a Victor Camarasa penalty in the 38th minute but Anthony Martial restored the two-goal margin minutes later and two goals from Jesse Lingard in the second half added gloss to the scoreline.

United scored five goals in a Premier League game for the first time since Alex Ferguson’s final game in May 2013.

“Football is easy if you’ve got good players,” the Norwegian interim manager told BT…



Source: News Agency of Nigeria