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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Marcus Rashford hit six games with a late double as Manchester United beat third-tier Charlton Athletic 3-0 on Wednesday to reach the League Cup semi-finals. Scored consecutive goals.
A much-changed United dominated early in the opening stages and took the lead in the 21st minute when Brazilian forward Anthony scored a spectacular shot into the far corner.
Anthony’s teammate Fred then scored a sensational shot from a free-kick, but his sharp shot went wide of the inside post.
United had another chance to add in the game-decisive two seconds before Rashford came off the bench and scored two goals in the closing minutes to extend the home side’s eighth straight win in all competitions.
Rashford has scored 15 goals in all competitions this season, compared with just five last season and has scored in eight consecutive games at Old Trafford.
“I’ve said it many times, if we’re in a one-on-one position in the box, we’ll score,” said coach Eric ten Hag. “That’s what he’s doing now. If he stays focused and keeps doing what he’s doing, he’ll score more.”
“I was happy in the first half, but I wasn’t happy that I wasn’t calm in front of goal. We created a lot of chances, we should have scored more. I had to
“But we’ve also scored from set-pieces, so I think we’re making progress.” (Reporting by Peter Hall, Editing by Toby Davis)
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