By Valentine Amanze, Online
Manchester United forward, Marcus Rashford, made history for his resuscitating Red Davils as he came off the bench to score three goals in 16 munites against a German side, RB Leipzig, at Old Traffoerd in a Champions League match on Wednesday night.
Leipzig, which is topping the Bundesliga, could not get their acts together as Manchester United ran riot over them.
Mason Greenwood opened the flood gate of goals in the first half with a powerful strike into the far corner from Paul Pogba’s defence-splitting pass.
The pressure continued as Greenwood produced another thumping effort straight at Peter Gulasci, while the visiting goalkeeper also kept out Anthony Martial’s poked effort.
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.
England international Rashford netted his three goals; first running clear to calmly slot in, then smashing in a terrific second, before drilling home a third in stoppage time, according to BBC report.
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.
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.
United had said before the game that they were “bemused” by the government’s decision not to allow fans into Old Trafford despite making the stadium a socially-distanced venue for 23,500 supporters.
United’s dominant display was highlighted by the fact that Leipzig had won six and drawn one of their seven games this season, conceding just three goals in the process.
Honoured with an MBE earlier in the month and continuing his fight against the government over free meals for school children off the pitch, Rashford showcased his prowess on it with a first treble in Europe’s elite club competition.