Marcus Rashford, a substitute after an hour into the match between his club, Manchester United and RB Liepzig scored three goals within 16 minutes thereby becoming the shining star of the match.
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England international Rashford first running clear to calmly slot in, then smashing in a terrific second, before drilling home a third in stoppage time, BBC reported.
Teenage forward Mason Greenwood scored his first goal in the competition, latching onto Paul Pogba’s defence-splitting pass before drilling a precise, low finish into the far corner.
Greenwood produced another thumping effort straight at Peter Gulasci, while the visiting goalkeeper also kept out Anthony Martial’s poked effort.
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But when Martial was tripped in the box with three minutes to go, he converted the penalty to score his first goal of the season.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side backed up their excellent win at Paris St-Germain in their opening game by collecting another impressive three points to extend their unbeaten run to four games.
United’s backline had a comfortable night, David de Gea keeping out efforts from Christopher Nkunku and Ibrahima Konate.
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In the Group H’s other game, last year’s runners-up Paris St-Germain picked up their first points with a 2-0 win at Istanbul Basaksehir.
Line-ups
Man Utd XI: Matic, De Gea, Lindelof, Pogba, Maguire, Fred, Shaw, Martial, Van de Beek, Wan-Bissaka, Greenwood
Subs: Cavani, Mata, Ighalo, Bruno Fernandes, Daniel James, Dean Henderson, Tuanzebe, Fosu-Mensah, Rashford, McTominay, Brandon Williams, Mengi
Leipzig XI: Gulacsi, Forsberg, Kampl, Poulsen, Halstenberg, Henrichs, Angelino, Nkunku, Upamecano, Olmo, Konate
Subs: Tschauner, Sabitzer, Orban, A. Sørloth, Hwang Hee-Chan, Adams, Kluivert, Josep Martínez, L. Samardžić, E. Martel, J. Wosz, D. Borkowski
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