Manchester United led both 2–0 and 3–1 and looked to be in complete control away to Wolverhampton. But five minutes into overtime, Pedro Neto equalized at 3-3 after a counterattack, but with a full nine added overtime minutes, there was still time. Kobbie Mainoo took advantage of that. The 18-year-old received the ball just outside the 16-metre area, advanced quickly and elegantly wide for what became the last goal of the game – and which thus led to an important Manchester United victory. – This is madness of a second round, said Viaplay’s expert commentator Lars Tjærnås. THE VERDICT: Kobbie Mainoo scored the 4-3 goal deep into overtime. Photo: Reuters Rashford back from the start He was wrecked on Sunday, but on Thursday Marcus Rashford was back for Manchester United. And with a bang. After only four and a half minutes, he scored the first goal of the match with an elegant and well-placed shot from 16 metres. – Thanks for the tequila songs. This is how a fit guy responds after such an incident, said Viaplay’s commentator Andreas Toft. For the last few days, it has mostly been about the alleged city trip Rashford was on last week, which meant that he should have called in sick to training last Friday. Before the start of the match, there were also a couple of clear musical touches from the DJ for Wolverhampton. According to Daily Mail journalist Chris Wheeler, two songs with the title “Tequila” were played in the minutes before the start of the match. CALM: Rashford celebrated calmly and calmly after Thursday’s scoring. Photo: Reuters “Internal disciplinary case” It was for the FA Cup match against Newport County on Sunday that Rashford was wrecked. Earlier, several English media, including The Athletic, had written that the reason was that he did not show up for training on Friday after a trip to the city in Belfast on Thursday evening. – Marcus has taken responsibility for his actions. This has been dealt with as an internal disciplinary matter, Manchester United said on Monday. – We didn’t take him on Sunday. He has taken responsibility and the case is over. We have moved on, United manager Erik ten Hag said according to BBC journalist Shamoon Hafez on Thursday, just before kick-off. REPLACEMENT: Rashford was well received by manager Erik ten Hag when he was replaced barely 20 minutes before the end. Photo: AP Five goals in 27 games Last season, Manchester United played an away game against Wolverhampton on New Year’s Eve 2022. Even then there was some controversy surrounding Rashford who was benched after breaking internal rules. That time he overslept for a team meeting, he explained himself. Rashford then came on in the second half and scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win for Manchester United. Last season, there were a total of 30 goals in 56 games in all competitions for Manchester United for Rashford. This season has been far duller for Rashford, who scored his fifth goal of the season on Thursday night. In November, he was reprimanded by Erik ten Hag after he went out to his own birthday party a few hours after United lost 0–3 at home to city rivals Manchester City. The wave back and forth The Manchester United fans also seemed to be inspired by Wolverhampton’s tequila songs. After Rashford had played brilliantly, the away fans broke into a joking chant halfway through the first half: “Rashford is on the piss, on the piss, Rashford is on the piss” – which translates to “Rashford is drunk.” Just before, Rasmus Højlund had added to make it 2-0 and Manchester United also thought on two occasions that they had scored a third goal in the first half, but in both cases the flag was correctly raised for offside. In the second half, both teams had great chances during the first quarter, but without results. Scoring came when Wolverhampton were awarded a penalty 20 minutes before the end. Pablo Sarabia put the ball safely into the goal and added excitement to the game, but just five minutes later substitute Scott McTominay headed in United’s third goal. EQUALIZATION TO NO POINT: Pedro Neto thought he had rescued a point for Wolverhampton in injury time, but the jubilation quickly died down. Photo: Reuters Thus Manchester United once again seemed to be in full control, but five minutes before the end Wolverhampton reduced the score again. Max Kilman was able to fight the ball into the goal after a corner kick and thus the final minutes were hectic. A whole nine minutes were added, and it turned out to be absolutely crazy overtime minutes. But in the end it was 4-3 to Manchester United – a welcome victory for Manchester United after only one win in the previous six league games.
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Was teased with tequila chants after alleged city tour – United won after incredible overtime drama
