Iraqi Zidane shines and Manchester United wins.. Charming touches in two matches (video)
Manchester United achieved their second win in a row in their pre-season summer tour in the English Football League, beating the Australian Melbourne Victory 4-1 on Friday in Melbourne, in a match in which the rising Iraqi star Zidane Iqbal starred.
The hosts advanced by Christopher Economides (5), and Manchester United responded with four goals, signed by Scot Scott McTomini (43) and French Anthony Martial (45 + 1), Marcus Rashford (78) and Edmund Lubanco (90 fouls in his team's goal).
Manchester United began his tour with a broad victory over his traditional rival, Liverpool, with a clean four in Bangkok last Tuesday.
Enjoy the skills of the Iraqi magician Zidan Iqbal 🇮🇶 👏💫#MUFC#MUTOUR22
pic.twitter.com/gnyCZLPYpf
— Skander (@Skander23kh) July 15, 2022
The owners of the land surprised the guests by opening the scoring after 5 minutes by Economides, taking advantage of a quick counter-attack.
Manchester United found it difficult to penetrate the organized Victory defense, despite a large ball possession rate of 76 percent in the first half, before scoring two consecutive goals at the end of the first through McTomini, who fired a powerful ball from outside the area that hit one of the Victory defenders and deceived the goalkeeper (43 ), before Martial added the second goal after receiving a ball from Swede Anthony Ilanga (45 + 1).
Iraqi Zidane Iqbal vs Liverpool, Fakhr Al Arab 🇮🇶😍…
pic.twitter.com/f9xKIva8eO
— Munir (@munir_515) July 14, 2022
As in the first match, his new Dutch coach, Eric Ten Hag, brought out all the first-tier players and gave the young players a chance.
Manchester United extended its control over the second half and starred in its ranks again, its rising Iraqi midfielder Zidan Iqbal, thanks to his movements, techniques and insightful vision.
The Manchester United defender made an individual effort from the middle of the field before passing the ball towards Rashford inside the area, and the latter dipped it into the net (78).
Before the end of the match, Lubanko converted a cross pass from the Dutchman Tahit Chong by mistake.
Manchester United continues its Australian tour, where it will meet on Tuesday with fellow countryman Crystal Palace next Tuesday and with Aston Villa on the 23rd of this month.
Follow our latest local and sports news and the latest political and economic developments via Google news