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Marcus Rashford carved out a historic hat-trick while becoming a supersub in victory Manchester United over RB Leipzig. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, his manager, praised him.
Laga MU vs RB Leipzig in the Champions League, Thursday (29/10/2020) early morning WIB, ended with a landslide victory in the score 5-0 for the home team.
On the scoreboard, Mason Greenwood became the first player to register his name. His substitute in the second half, Rashford, was even able to add three other goals in 27 minutes of play. Anthony Martial scored another goal.
“I think the manager wants me to raise the tempo. For us, that means pressing forward,” said Marcus Rashford BT Sport, after the fight.
For Marcus Rashford, that’s a historic hat-trick. First because this became the first hat-trick in his career with the Red Devils.
In addition, Marcus Rashford is also the fifth player in Champions League history to score a hat-trick as a substitute. Even Rashford’s hat-trick was the most striking because all three of his goals came in a blitz of 27 minutes.
Marcus Rashford is now even the second player in the history of the Red Devils to score 3+ goals in a match when he came on as a substitute. Previously, there was only the name Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was synonymous as a supersub during his time with the Red Devils, scoring four goals in Manchester United’s 8-1 win over Nottingham Forest in February 1999.
“Currently Marcus has shown he can focus on what is most important on and off the pitch. Today he performed very well as a substitute,” said Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after the match, as reported BT.com.
“As a new substitute, sometimes the best time to step in is when your team is ahead, there are gaps everywhere and Marcus has maximized its opportunities with the utmost precision. You can see the players looking for each other, playing extra passes, and I’m very satisfied with the response, “he said.
(krs / mrp)
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