![]() ![]() Inevitably that disrupted the momentum the visitors had built up towards the end of the first half.It went back to attack vs defence, with United continuing to dominate the ball and waiting patiently for an opening. ![]() It was a case of 'Erik ten subs' at the break as the Man Utd boss rotated his whole lineup apart from goalkeeper Heaton. Then, Diogo Dalot's cut-back was diverted into Anthony Martial's feet by Anthony Elanga, and the Frenchman controlled and finished from mere yards out. First, Scott McTominay's strike from the edge of the box took a huge deflection and looped over Izzo and into the back of the net. The forward made no mistake, slotting low beyond Tom Heaton in the United goal.The tourists enjoyed plenty of the ball, displaying the early hallmarks of Erik ten Hag's possession-based style, although they struggled to break Melbourne's low block down initially.Bruno Fernandes went close 25 minutes in when he was found in the right channel by a line-breaking pass from Jadon Sancho, but his drive was was well saved by Paul Izzo - who palmed the ball away one-handed.United turned the game around in the space of three minutes at the end of the first period. By Krishan Davis | Jul 15, 2022Martial buries the second / Vince Caligiuri/GettyImagesManchester United survived an early scare to come from behind and comfortably beat Melbourne Victory 4-1 in the second match of their pre-season tour.United came into the game off the back of a morale-boosting 4-0 thumping of arch rivals Liverpool in Bangkok, but any positivity was extinguished inside five minutes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.Victory broke down the right flank and Ben Folami's low cross found Chris Ikonomidis in acres of space in the middle. ![]()
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