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Evening all, and welcome to Manchester United v RB Leipzig!

Champions League / Group Stage
Old Trafford / 28.10.2020
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    Pete Sharland

    Updated 28/10/2020 at 21:53 GMT


    29'
    Greenwood comes deep to help win back possession and megs Poulsen. He is sensational.
    28'
    United have been really good so far; Leipzig have no-showed. These two things are of course connected, but Leipzig can do better than this nonetheless.
    27'
    More possession for Leipzig, but United shut them down well, forcing Upamecano to scythe a shot somewhere towards Selhurst Park.
    26'
    The goal seems to have Leipzig up.
    24'
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    But here come Leipzig, Olmo finding Nkunku, who absolutely thunders a shot that De Gea beats away at his near post. He's been really good these last few games.
    22'
    But was he offside? It's really close, but the ref reckons not. To me, it looked a toenail off, but they've got the tools, so.
    21'
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    GOAL! Manchester United 1-0 RB Leipzig (Greenwood) "And Greenwood's in..." You know what's coming next. Fred wins the ball early and finds Pogba, who stretches forward and slides a pass in behind for Greenwood, who makes a brilliant run in between the centre-backs to meet the pass, shaking off Konate like a rag doll before easing an expert's finish across Gulasic into the far corner. That is a suuuuuch a finish, dripping confidence, competence and composure. I've been watching football 38 years, give or take, and I've never seen a finisher like him.
    20'
    United have knocked Leipzig out of their stride a little, symbolised Angelino botching a simple pass to Halstenberg.
    19'
    Nice, patient passing from United, but then with Martial on Matic looks for Greenwood and Halstenberg easily intercepts.
    18'
    Wan-Bissaka just cruyff-turned! And it worked! (Just).
    16'
    United have started really nicely here. They're pressing and moving with intensity and purpose, all the things they avoid doing when at their absolutely dreadful worst.
    14'
    Shaw slides the ball down the line to Martial and Upamecano tries to go around him but goes through him. He likes to defend on the front foot, which is a strong attribute, butMartial has the feet and power to turn that against him.
    12'
    Nice from United just outside the Leipzig box, the ball moving between Matic and Van de Beek before they try Upamecano again. This time, he eases Pogba out of things; United want a free-kick and it was close, but the ref decides to the contrary.
    11'
    Nice from Leipzig, moving down the right, and Olmo finds a clever pass inside to Forsberg, who looks to sweep square across the box, but Wan-Bissaka is well-placed to clear.
    10'
    Lovely from United, whose pressure allows Fred to win the ball high up, and immediately he slots a pass down the line and in behind Upamecano. Martial is onto it in a trice, and has men in the box, so he looks up, then slides a low cross that eludes all of them. Still, though, that's decent behaviour.
    9'
    It looks like Greenwood and Martial are splitting, certainly out of possession, which addresses a problem united have when they play 4-3-3: slow centre-backs, midfielders who don't get out to the full-backs, who aren't protected by the wide attackers.
    7'
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    The corner's half-cleared and this time the ball drops to Shaw ... who only unfurls a curler, which looks decent until it clatters Pulsen on the back of the head. United have started well here.
    6'
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    United leave the free-kick to Shaw - not that is not a misprint - and he actually hangs up a decent cross that Maguire wins, nodding back across, and when the ball is half-cleared, Fred somehow directs a right-footer on target, forcing Gulasci to palm behind!
    5'
    Martial flicks nicely for Pogba and wants a return, but Pogba dallies and takes the foul off Kampl.
    4'
    I wonder how long it'll be before Tuanzebe takes Lindelof's place. He's been out a long time and struggled to stay fit for the year or two before that, so patience is necessary, but he's got all the attributes.
    2'
    Olmo takes the ball off Henrichs and tries a return, Shaw humping into touch to stay safe. United them work the ball clear.