Manchester United were simply too good for Cardiff City as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer enjoyed victory in his first match as interim boss.
2018/2019 Premier League
1-5
Match Report
Three goals in the first half from Marcus Rashford, Ander Herrera and Anthony Martial and a brace from Jesse Lingard earned all three points at Cardiff City Stadium, with Victor Camaras' penalty proving little consolation.
United stay sixth in the table, but the manner of the performance, as well as the result - the first time the side have scored five times in the league since Alex Ferguson's final game in charge - will have been a welcome sight for the travelling fans at the end of a week that saw Jose Mourinho's contentious time in charge come to an end.
Player Ratings
Match Events
3' GOAL! Cardiff City 0-1 Man Utd (Rashford)
What a start to Solskjaer's reign! Pogba dummies a free-kick on the edge of the box, fooling Etheridge into committing to his right while Rashford hit a bullet of a strike into the opposite corner! United lead 1-0!
29' GOAL! Cardiff City 0-2 Man Utd (Herrera)
De Gea punts a long ball that is nodded on to Pogba, who switches the play to Herrera on the right. The Spaniard is some considerable distance out, but he hits a ferocious strike that takes a wicked deflection and swerves into the top corner!
38' Penalty Goal! Cardiff City 1-2 Man Utd (Camarasa)
Camarasa converts emphatically, powering the ball into the top-left corner despite De Gea going the right way. The hosts have a lifeline!
41' GOAL! Cardiff City 1-3 Man Utd (Martial)
What a lovely goal this is. Martial plays some intricate one-touch stuff with Lingard and is released into the box before coolly slotting into the far corner! United's two-goal cushion is restored!
57' Penalty Goal! Cardiff City 1-4 Man Utd (Lingard)
Lingard makes no mistake and sends Etheridge the wrong way, opening his body up and placing the ball to the goalkeeper's left. It's 4-1 and United are in cruise control now.
90' GOAL! Cardiff City 1-5 Man Utd (Lingard)
Pogba slides it through for Lingard and he beats Morrison for pace, rounds Etheridge and rolls it into an empty net! That caps off an emphatic performance from United.
Line-ups
Cardiff City XI: A. Gunnarsson, J. Hoilett, B. Écuélé Manga, S. Bamba, Arter, S. Morrison, G. Cunningham, N. Etheridge, C. Paterson, Josh Murphy, Camarasa
Subs: L. Peltier, A. Smithies, N. Mendez-Laing, K. Harris, K. Zohorè, B. Reid, J. Ralls
Man Utd XI: A. Young, N. Matić, David de Gea, A.Herrera, P. Jones, V. Lindelöf, P. Pogba, L.Shaw, A.Martial, J. Lingard, M. Rashford
Subs: M. Fellaini, S. Romero, J.Mata, Fred, A.Pereira, Bailly, Diogo Dalot