Manchester United's pre-season starts with a victory as second-half goals from Marcus Rashford and James Garner overcome a stubborn Perth Glory side.
2019 Club Friendlies
2-0
Match Events
0' The match is about to start
13' CLOSE! James' pass saved
19' CLOSE! Young's free-kick inches wide
29' NICE TRY! Lingard's long shot wide out
46' 11 changes at half-time! Wan-Bissaka and Pogba in
60' GOAL! Man Utd 1-0 Perth Glory (Rashford)
Goal! 1-0! United up and running on their pre-season tour as Marcus Rashford breaks an hour of Perth resistance.
85' GOAL! Man Utd 2-0 Perth Glory (Garner)
Goal! 2-0! James Garder has been on the field a matter of seconds but he doubles United's lead with a thunderous 20-yard drive with what looks to be his first touch.
Match Report
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer started Daniel James and Tahith Chong for the friendly with both youngsters making a good impact in the 45 minutes they had on the pitch.
At the interval, the Norwegian boss fielded a completely new XI, bringing on Paul Pogba, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Marcus Rashford.
And it was Rashford that broke the deadlock 15 minutes into the second half after some good pressure allowed the striker to spin his man and bury a shot in the far corner to give United a deserved lead.
After coming on for Luke Shaw, James Garner then doubled United's lead with his second touch by scoring from outside the box to wrap up the win.
Line-ups
Man Utd XI: A. Young, S. Romero, N. Matić, P. Jones, A.Martial, J. Lingard, A.Pereira, Daniel James, Diogo Dalot, A.Tuanzebe, T. Chong
Subs: J.Mata, David de Gea, M. Rojo, Smalling, P. Pogba, L.Shaw, Joel Castro, M. Rashford, A. Gomes, A. Wan-Bissaka, S. McTominay, J. Garner, M. Greenwood
Perth Glory XI: Juande, L. Reddy, N. Kilkenny, B. Fornaroli, S. Lowry, Ivan Franjic, C. Harold, J. Chianese, T. Mrčela, J. Brimmer, J. Tratt
Subs: T. Velaphi, N. D'Agostino, B. Wilson, L. Bodnar, K. Popovic, J. Rawlins, E. Brooks, G. Popovic