Manchester United vs RB Leipzig LIVE: Result and reaction from Champions League fixture tonight
Follow all the action as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side aim to continue their perfect start in the group stage
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow all the action as Manchester United host last season’s semi-finalists RB Leipzig in the Champions League group stage at Old Trafford this evening.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side enjoyed the perfect start to their European campaign, defeating Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 at the Parc des Princes. However, United have been in indifferent form domestically, taking just seven points from their opening five Premier League games.
Leipzig lost their star striker, Timo Werner, in the summer but have begun the Bundesliga season in excellent fashion, currently topping the league under prodigious young manager Julian Nagelsmann, having dropped just two points thus far. Follow all the action below:
GOAL! Man United 2-0 RB Leipzig
A VAR review shows that Rashford ran through from right on the halfway line - so in his own half, and thus could not be offside. So Rashford’s goal stands and United have a 2-0 lead!
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Rashford races through to score after a Fernandes through pass but the flag is up for offside very early on.
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Nice passing move for United through midfield this time and Rashford skips past Halstenberg, who commits the foul. Shooting chance…but instead Fernandes clips it over the wall for Martial, who can’t quite divert the ball in.
MUN sub: Fernandes for Van de Beek.
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RBL subs: Sorloth on for Nkunku and Sabitzer for Henrichs.
MNU subs: McTominay and Rashford for Matic and Greenwood.
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A collision in the box sees Van de Beek and Halstenberg go to ground but the ref says there’s no foul again. At the other end Konate heads goalward and forces De Gea into a good save.
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Leipzig turning up the heat. Forsberg and Olmo force chances, Lindelof does enough to clear one from inside the six-yard box and United clear again.
Up the other end Van de Beek beats his man and frees Martial, but Upamecano wins the challenge in the box.
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Poulsen goes down after an elbow to the face from Matic and the referee blows his whistle, but doesn’t give any further punishment to the United midfielder who has already been booked.
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United pass their way out of defence, evading the Leipzig press over and over again, but without really making ground. Upamecano surges forward on a dribble, then is out of position as United counter. Konate handles the ball and United scream for a penalty, but it was only as he fell down and the ball rolled against him. No spot-kick.
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Henrichs straight into the book for pulling back Paul Pogba.
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