Marcus Rashford was the hero in Paris for Manchester United as soon as once more as he secured a 2-1 win in opposition to PSG.
United obtained their Champions League journey off to a unbelievable begin as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer returned to the scene of his biggest achievement as a supervisor.
The Crimson Devils wanted a last-gasp penalty from Rashford to squeeze previous the Ligue 1 facet in March 2019, however they had been full worth within the French capital on Wednesday night.
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Bruno Fernandes wanted two makes an attempt from the spot to open the scoring after Anthony Martial was introduced down within the first half, firing confidently previous Keylor Navas.
The Premier League facet went in search of a second purpose, but discovered themselves stage within the Parc des Princes when Martial diverted the ball previous the spectacular David De Gea.
Barely greater than 50 days have handed since PSG misplaced to Bayern Munich within the Champions League Ultimate, but Thomas Tuchel’s facet appeared a shadow of their finest as Neymar and Kylian Mbappe struggled to get into the sport.
And it was Rashford who made the Parisians pay as soon as once more when his low shot with simply three minutes of regular time remaining fizzed previous Navas in purpose to safe all three factors.
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Many predicted a house win given the facet’s contrasting fortunes of late, with David De Gea making two vital early stops earlier than Anthony Martial was introduced down within the field by Abdou Diallo halfway via the primary half.
Stand-in skipper Bruno Fernandes noticed his penalty saved for the second successive match, however held his nerve to search out the web after the Video Assistant Referee ordered a retake for Keylor Navas straying off his line.
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United appeared convincing in a 3-5-2 formation and will have gone additional forward, just for Martial to look a Neymar nook into his personal web and spark a helter-skelter conclusion.
Either side had probabilities to win however United appeared extra spectacular and, simply as Solskjaer’s facet appeared set for a morale-boosting draw, Rashford lashed an excellent late winner to stun PSG as soon as extra.
