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1-0-0

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Manchester United beat Sabah FK

0-0-1 0 – 4

1-0-0

FT · Thu, Sep 10

Match Details

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Highlights

Man United rout debutants Sabah in Champions League return

Manchester United's long-awaited return to the Champions League began with Michael Carrick's men cruising to a comprehensive 4-0 victory against minnows Sabah FK.

Recap via ESPN

1:25 Will Manchester United struggle later on in the Champions League?

1:18 Carrick: It was a good game for Man United from start to finish

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Manchester United 4, Sabah 0.
90'+4'Second Half ends, Manchester United 4, Sabah 0.
90'+3'Attempt blocked. Tymoteusz Puchacz (Sabah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rahman Dasdamirov.
90'+2'Attempt blocked. Joy-Lance Mickels (Sabah) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Abdulla Xaybulayev.
90'+1'Orphé Mbina (Sabah) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Joy-Lance Mickels with a cross.
90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
89'Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'Foul by Abdulla Xaybulayev (Sabah).
89'Attempt missed. Abdulla Xaybulayev (Sabah) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tymoteusz Puchacz with a cross.
88'Harry Amass (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88'Foul by Júnior Almeida (Sabah).
86'Attempt missed. Joy-Lance Mickels (Sabah) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tymoteusz Puchacz following a fast break.

Line Score

	1	2	T
SAB	0	0	0
MAN	3	1	4

Match Leaders

Sabah FK

JL Joy Lance Mickels · 3Total Shots
SP Stas Pokatilov · 5Saves
RD Rahman Dashdamirov · 14Defensive Interventions
RD Rahman Dashdamirov · 51Accurate Passes

Manchester United

MC Matheus Cunha · 1Goals
MC Matheus Cunha · 4Total Shots
LY Leny Yoro · 11Defensive Interventions
KM Kobbie Mainoo · 81Accurate Passes

UEFA Champions League Standings

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Paris Saint-Germain	1	1	0	0	+5	3
2	Bayern Munich	1	1	0	0	+5	3
3	Barcelona	1	1	0	0	+4	3
4	Manchester United	1	1	0	0	+4	3
5	Como	1	1	0	0	+3	3
6	Sporting CP	1	1	0	0	+2	3
7	VfB Stuttgart	1	1	0	0	+2	3
8	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	+2	3
9	Aston Villa	1	1	0	0	+1	3
10	Lens	1	1	0	0	+1	3
11	Real Betis	1	1	0	0	+1	3
12	Borussia Dortmund	1	1	0	0	+1	3
13	Liverpool	1	1	0	0	+1	3
14	Real Madrid	1	1	0	0	+1	3
15	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	+1	3
16	AEK Athens	1	1	0	0	+1	3
17	AS Roma	1	0	1	0	0	1
18	Shakhtar Donetsk	1	0	1	0	0	1
19	Fenerbahce	1	0	1	0	0	1
20	PSV Eindhoven	1	0	1	0	0	1
21	Villarreal	1	0	0	1	-1	0
22	Club Brugge	1	0	0	1	-1	0
23	Lille	1	0	0	1	-1	0
24	Slavia Prague	1	0	0	1	-1	0
25	Atlético Madrid	1	0	0	1	-1	0
26	Internazionale	1	0	0	1	-1	0
27	LASK Linz	1	0	0	1	-1	0
28	Napoli	1	0	0	1	-1	0
29	Galatasaray	1	0	0	1	-2	0
30	Viking FK	1	0	0	1	-2	0
31	FC Porto	1	0	0	1	-2	0
32	RB Leipzig	1	0	0	1	-3	0
33	Feyenoord Rotterdam	1	0	0	1	-4	0
34	Sabah FK	1	0	0	1	-4	0
35	Slovan Bratislava	1	0	0	1	-5	0
36	Bodo/Glimt	1	0	0	1	-5	0

Key Events

76'Substitution, Sabah. Júnior Almeida replaces Akim Zedadka.

75'Substitution, Sabah. Du Queiroz replaces Veljko Simic.

72'Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Amass replaces Patrick Dorgu.

72'Substitution, Manchester United. Shea Lacey replaces Bryan Mbeumo.

71'Substitution, Sabah. Abdulla Xaybulayev replaces Umarali Rakhmonaliev.

68'Goal! Manchester United 4, Sabah 0. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.

67'Ivan Lepinjica (Sabah) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

64'Substitution, Manchester United. Andrey Santos replaces Kobbie Mainoo.

64'Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Benjamin Sesko.

63'Substitution, Sabah. Aleksey Isayev replaces Kaheem Parris.

62'Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'Substitution, Sabah. Orphé Mbina replaces Christian Nwachukwu.

45'Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Mount replaces Youri Tielemans.

45'Goal! Manchester United 3, Sabah 0. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a through ball.

42'Goal! Manchester United 2, Sabah 0. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.

27'Goal! Manchester United 1, Sabah 0. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu with a cross.