In the third round of the "Premier" league, "Manchester United" hosted local "Hull City". After a fierce battle, the "Red Devils" managed to defeat the "Tigers" with a score of 1-0. The first half, like the first two matches of this season, started slowly and cautiously. The ball moved slowly in the rainy half, and the midfielders struggled to find Zlatan Ibrahimović, who often had to withdraw to the center of the field to receive the ball. However, in the 10th minute of the match, he managed to make a decent header, but the ball flew over the crossbar. The hosts created their first chance around the 15th minute, when Robert Snodgrass took a penalty kick. However, his attempt hit the "United" players' wall. After another 10 minutes, Marouane Fellaini committed a needless foul. R. Snodgrass took another penalty kick, which was more dangerous, but the ball flew well wide of the goal. Approaching the end of the half, as usual this season, "United" reminded everyone of their presence. In the 37th minute, Juan Mata burst into the penalty area and made a pass that was blocked by the "Hull" goalkeeper. However, the ball fell right in front of Wayne Rooney, but the team captain failed to send it into the empty goal, as his attempt was blocked by one of the "Tigers" defenders. In the 45th minute, Z. Ibrahimović had another golden opportunity. During a set piece, W. Rooney made a high pass, and Ibrahimović adjusted the ball perfectly. He chipped it over E. Jakupović, but the ball rolled a bit too far and the striker had to take a heel shot, which was unsuccessful and hit the outer net. At the end of added time, the teams went into halftime with the score at 0-0. In the second half, "United" tried to increase the pressure, but their attempts were not very successful. The ball was often passed inaccurately or straight into non-threatening areas. In the 60th minute, just before a substitution, Anthony Martial took a shot from outside the penalty area, but he couldn't create serious danger. In the 74th minute, W. Rooney had a dangerous shot, but his aim lacked accuracy and the ball didn't even hit the goal area. Just a few moments later, the hosts could have scored an unexpected goal. One of the home team players took a shot, but it deflected off Eric Bailly and the ball flew to a completely different goal. After this episode, "United" began to push forward. Initially, Paul Pogba missed a penalty, but a few minutes later Marcus Rashford made a crafty ground shot, which was saved by E. Jakupović. "Man Utd" continued to pressure the "Tigers", and Henrikh Mkhitaryan also had his chance. The Armenian was completely free in the penalty area, but before he could take the shot, one of the defenders rushed in and successfully blocked the shot. As the match neared the end, P. Pogba had a chance to take a shot from about 20 meters, but the curled shot flew well wide of the goal. "Hull" also had their chances. D. Meyler took a shot from outside the penalty area, but the ball flew over the goal. However, "Man Utd" efforts paid off. In the 93rd minute, W. Rooney burst into the penalty area and made a sharp pass towards the penalty area, which was successfully finished by Marcus Rashford, giving the "United" club their third victory out of as many possible. Result: "Hull City" 0 - 1 "Manchester United" 90+3' [0-1] M. Rashford League Table:
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