Manchester United vs Hull live: Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini ensure win but no record for Wayne Rooney
Minute-by-minute action from the EFL Cup semi-final first leg
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Your support makes all the difference.A cup final place beckons for Jose Mourinho’s men as Manchester United face Hull City, two teams on different ends of the form spectrum, as United have won their last six games whereas Hull have won just twice in 12 matches.
It’s a big game for...
Wayne Rooney: Is there a chance that we see history made on Tuesday night? The Englishman equalled Sir Bobby Charlton’s club goalscoring record of 249 goals against Reading in the FA Cup on Saturday afternoon. The footballing world now waits with bated breath to see when he breaks the record.
Best stat...
In their last four games, Manchester United have scored at least three goals against Hull City, and the Tigers’ defensive injuries look set to be exploited by a potent attacking force that has scored 23 goals in the last 10 games.
Remember when...
Marcus Rashford already established himself as a future star by this point, but this goal eased pressure on the team and Jose Mourinho, as well as cementing his status as a teenage prodigy with this poaching finish in the 91st minute.
Player to watch...
Robert Snodgrass: A bright spark in an otherwise drab Hull season, the Scotsman has surprisingly been one of the league’s best players and is responsible for half of Hull City’s goals, scoring nine and assisting three.
Past three-meetings...
Hull 0 Manchester United 1 (Rashford) Premier League, August 2016
Hull 0 Manchester United 0, Premier League, May 2016
Manchester United 3 Hull City 0 (Smalling, Rooney, Van Persie) Premier League, November 2014
Form guide...
Manchester United: WWWWWW
Hull City: LLLDLW
Vital information...
Kick-off time: 20:00
TV: Sky Sports 1
Odds...
Manchester United to win: 2/11
Hull City to win: 16/1
Draw: 13/2
(Odds provided by 888Sport)
9 mins: Maguire, yes Maguire, just went on a mazy run from centre-back, taking on four players before forcing De Gea into action at his near post.
12 mins: Other than Mata's chance after one minute, Hull haven't looked too stretched so far and have held their own.
Cue a United goal after that comment...
14 mins: Pogba and Henriksen have just had a huge shoulder-to-shoulder clash with both men going flying. The Hull player has come worse off though and looks like he can't continue. He's turned his shirt into a sling and that could be a dislocation.
18 mins: What a chance for Mkhitaryan! Mata turns the defence beautifully and lays it back to the Armenian but he fires it wide! Hernandez comes on for Hull.
22 mins: United are getting closer and spending more and more time in the Hull box. And the ball falls to Mkhitaryan on the edge of the area... wide! Should have at least hit the target with that one!
24 mins: Hull get a decent chance at swinging in a dangerous free kick, but no one can get on the end of Snodgrass' delivery.
26 mins: United are trying to pass their way through a deep-sitting Hull defence as they miss another chance with Valencia half-volleying over the bar from Rooney's flicked header.
27 mins: Pogba is a bit fed up of the passing game it seems as he unleashes a rasping shot from 35 yards which Jakupovic fumbles over the crossbar.
30 mins: OFF THE POST! Diomande's header somehow comes off the post with everyone standing still. Everyone except the linesman, who flags him for being offside.
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