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)
38 mins: In the last five minutes 44 per cent of possession has been in United's third, with only 10 per cent in Hull's. Not as one-sided as people expected before the game...
40 mins: Maguire gets the first yellow card of the tie for bringing down Mkhitaryan on the wing.
41 mins: Valencia floats in a deep cross and Pogba is free but ducks out of the header and the ball goes dead. Presumably he got a shout from Mkhitaryan behind him but Pogba was in a prime position to score there.
44 mins: Pogba had another long-range effort but it was easily dealt with by Jakupovic before Mkhitaryan set Rashford free but Hull manage to squeeze out the danger.
HALF TIME: Manchester United 0 Hull City 0
United are being frustrated by a stubborn Hull defence so far. Pogba has had a few decent long-range efforts but the home side are struggling to develop anything clear-cut so far. Marco Silva will be delighted with how his side are holding their own.
Here we go again then! Second half about to kick off. Surely there will be some goals?!
46 mins: Pogba plays a lovely through ball but Rashford and Mkhitaryan can't decide who will take it and in the end the Armenian overruns the ball. Positive start though.
50 mins: That was nearly the record! Pogba floats a delightful ball to Rooney who cushions it down on the angle but fires his volley across the face of the goal and inches wide!
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