Manchester United 4-0 Sabah: result and report

Report

Manchester United won 4-0 at home to Sabah, and the scoreline is a fair reflection of the gap between the sides. United were expected to win comfortably and did. Sabah, meanwhile, finished without a single shot on target.

The game stayed goalless until the 27th minute, when Matheus Cunha scored from Patrick Dorgu's assist. Bruno Fernandes made it 2-0 on 42 minutes from Youri Tielemans' pass. Benjamin Sesko added a third on 45 minutes after Bryan Mbeumo set him up, so the game was effectively settled by half-time.

United did not stop there. Lisandro Martínez scored the fourth on 68 minutes, with Joshua Zirkzee providing the assist. Fernandes was named player of the match with a rating of 8.6, although the goals came from four different scorers. That spread suggests United's threat came from across the side rather than from one player.

Sabah: little to show in attack

The chance numbers back up the scoreline rather than flatter it. United produced 3.33 xG from 13 shots, with 10 on target, while Sabah finished just under 0.8. United also had five big chances and 18 key passes to Sabah's six. The Sabah goalkeeper made five saves, so the margin could have been wider still.

Sabah still had their moments, though. They created two big chances and missed both, and they hit the woodwork once. United's clean sheet was not entirely untroubled, even though the United goalkeeper never had to make a save.

Sabah's two leading scorers this season, Veljko Simic and Joy-Lance Mickels, both started. However, neither could turn Sabah's few openings into a shot on target.