Anthony Martial added to Paul Pogba's brace as Manchester United comfortably brushed aside Young Boys in Bern.
2018/2019 UEFA Champions League
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Match Events
16' SAVE! De Gea denies Camara's long shot
It’s a strong right fist which shoots into the air to parry an Ali Camara shot narrowly over the crossbar. The strike was taken from some distance by the centre-back, but it almost managed to sneak its way into the net, just under the woodwork. Instead – it’s a Young Boys corner.
33' SAVE! De Gea stops Fassnacht's shot
Fassnacht nips in and intercepts before charging at De Gea’s goal and taking a wonderful strike which brings out a fantastic save from the keeper who gives Young Boys another corner.
35' GOAL! Young Boys 0-1 Man Utd (Pogba)
1-0 to the Red Devils as Paul Pogba receives the ball on the edge of the penalty area, shifts his weight to open up some room, takes a step into the box and fires a thunderbolt past Von Ballmoos in the Young Boys goal.
The assist from Fred is a wonderful display of awareness, with the midfielder smartly taking the time to look up and send a return pass back to Pogba who makes his shot count.
44' Penalty Goal! Young Boys 0-2 Man Utd (Pogba)
Shaw hits a first-time cross inside the penalty area which hits the hand of Mbabu – despite the full-back attempting to take his hand out of the way. The referee has given it though, and Pogba has a chance to double United’s advantage.
It’s a slow, stuttering run-up from the captain but the shot itself is world class. Von Ballmoos does incredibly well to guess the right way and get a hand to it, but the strike is taken with conviction and the necessary height.
66' GOAL! Young Boys 0-3 Man Utd (Martial)
Pogba gallops towards the penalty area and looks to his left where Martial is making a run into the area unmarked.
The winger receives the delivery in-stride and curls the ball around the goalkeeper, but not before the shot takes a deflection which makes the effort unstoppable!
74' CLOSE! Camara's shot inches wide out
The corner evades every head in the penalty area and falls inside the six-yard box for the centre-back who meets the cross with a side-foot volley, but he manages to put his chance well of the post.
Match Report
Paul Pogba scored twice as Manchester United kicked off their Champions League Group H campaign with a 3-0 win over Young Boys on Wednesday.
Jose Mourinho's side were lucky not to be behind after a sluggish start against the Swiss champions, but World Cup winner Pogba handed them an undeserved lead after 35 minutes with a superb finish from 16 yards.
He followed that up with a cool penalty as United – who handed a debut to Diogo Dalot at right-back - went into the interval with a two-goal lead.
Pogba then turned provider in the 66th minute, feeding Anthony Martial for his first goal since January 20, as United got their Champions League campaign off to a resounding start.
Line-ups
Young Boys XI: Miralem Sulejmani, Steve Von Bergen, Guillaume Hoarau, L. Benito, Sekou Sanogo, K. Mbabu, R. Assalé, D. von Ballmoos, D. Sow, C. Fassnacht, Mohamed Aly Camara
Subs: M. Wölfli, Thorsten Schick, Jean-Pierre Nsame, L. Bertone, Moumi Nicolas Ngamaleu, U.García, Michel Aebischer
Manchester United XI: N. Matić, David de Gea, Smalling, R. Lukaku, V. Lindelöf, P. Pogba, Fred, L.Shaw, A.Martial, Diogo Dalot, M. Rashford
Subs: A. Young, A.Sánchez, M. Fellaini, Sergio Romero, J.Mata, A.Pereira, Bailly