Manchester United made hard work of it against Northampton Town, defeating the League One side 3-1 in the third round of the League Cup.
Michael Carrick opened the scoring on 18 minutes with a phenomenal strike from outside the box, lashing in a deflected Wayne Rooney free kick into the top left-hand corner.
Northampton’s resilience paid off three minutes before half-time when Alexander Revell they levelled from the penalty spot.
Ander Herrera restored the visitors’ advantage with a neat finish, before Marcus Rashford capitalised on comical mis-timed clearance to stroll into an empty net and scored the easiest goal of his fleeting career.
Here are are some of the best reactions from Twitter:
If Herrera/Carrick/Pogba don’t start as #MUFC‘s midfield trio on Saturday, I’ll storm out of Old Trafford….then calm down and walk back in
— Jonathan Shrager (@JonathanShrager) September 21, 2016
The ones saying Rooney should be dropped are out of their minds… He should actually be banished from starting again for #MUFC
— Rafael Hernández (@RafaelH117) September 21, 2016
Ander Herera MOTM he offers so much creativity and aggressiveness to our midfield #mufc
— GLODZ (@glodymiazola) September 21, 2016
Great to see Carrick back dictating the pace of a game. How that fat silly scouse wanker didn’t get subbed is beyond me. It’s a joke. #MUFC
— Kevin Ashford (@KevinAshford7) September 21, 2016
Smalling is dominating the defence. Him and Baily will be majestic in the future. #mufc
— Kjernaldinho (@kjernaldinho) September 21, 2016
Leicester – Usual back 5,
Carrick Herrara
Pogba
Rash Martial
Ibra#MUFC 🙌— Gordon Moffat (@Moffstovoi) September 21, 2016
Rashford:
Europa League debut✅
Premier League debu✅
Manchester derby debut✅
England debut✅
Eng U21 debut✅
EFL Cup debut ✅#MUFC pic.twitter.com/jZuUZcDgMr— Manchester United (@ManUtds_News) September 21, 2016
Honestly not sure if Rooney is very off form,has a lack of confidence, past it at the top level or has lost his hunger and motivation. #MUFC
— Football Feast (@FootieFeasts) September 21, 2016
I honestly think the harder Rooney’s tried tonight, the worse he’s got 😦 That really show how far he’s fallen 😩 #MUFC #EFLCup
— Richard McQuade (@TheRMcQ1986) September 21, 2016
Carrick makes such a difference. Not many out there that can dictate tempo like him. Think Blind could be our best long term option👍🏽 #MUFC
— Janak (@J999NAK) September 21, 2016
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