Who was our Man of the Match v Barnsley?

Tuesday 17 September 2024 22:45

Manchester United sailed past Barnsley to advance to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

The Reds swept our South Yorkshire counterparts aside in a ruthless 7-0 victory, with braces from Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Christian Eriksen - plus a first-half spot-kick from Antony.

Our clinical touch came on a night where Manuel Ugarte impressed on his full debut, with Toby Collyer and Altay Bayindir also experiencing being in the senior starting XI at Old Trafford for the first time.

Understandably, there were a number of suitors for our Man of the Match prize, with Reds all over the park pitching in for our emphatic display.

Fans could only choose one winner in our post-match poll, though - find out who emerged victorious in the voting by continuing to read below...

It was perhaps no surprise that one of the men to net a double at Old Trafford proved to be the winner of our poll - and it was Garnacho who won over 44 per cent of voting fans in the United App and on ManUtd.com.

Playing his part in four of our seven goals on the night, Garnacho scored two and assisted two more against the Tykes, causing problems for the opposition defence all night long.

Our no.17 played a terrific crossfield pass for Rashford's opening goal of the night, before hitting his two goals in quick succession, either side of the half-time break, first tucking home from close-range, and then coolly converting at the end of a swift counter early in the second half.

His second assist came for our fifth, when he cleverly reversed the ball in behind for Rashford to score again on the hour mark.

A chance came for the exciting attacker to net a hat-trick, unfortunately missing the target on the half-volley, but Garnacho could be more then satisfied with his night's work - just as the voting suggested.

Rashford was not so far behind, earning recognition from 29 per cent of supporters getting involved in our post-match poll.

The no.10 provided two confident finishes, approximately 15 minutes into each half, before earning a standing ovation from all corners of Old Trafford upon his departure moments after the second.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the last of our three Reds to have scored twice on the night was the man to complete the podium in the voting; midfield man Eriksen.

One of just three players to retain their place from Saturday's win at Southampton, Eriksen picked up where he left off with another controlled display - not to mention his two successful efforts, the final two of our seven goals on the night.

The Dane applied two classy finishes in front of the Stretford End, having also provided a tremendous assist for Garnacho's second goal at the start of the second half, earning himself 18 per cent of fans' votes.

Garnacho was the man to top the vote, though - congratulations to our no.17 on winning the Man of the Match poll!

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