Manchester United have set up a delightful final group match against Real Sociedad in the Europa League campaign after beating Sheriff Tiraspol 3-0.
United took all three points thanks to goals from Diogo Dalot, Marcus Rashford and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Red Devils had a whopping 75% possession compared to the Sheriff’s measly 25%.
United had 24 shots on target with 10 on target. By comparison, Sheriff didn’t shoot either on target or on target.
Erik ten Hag’s men recorded 703 passes with a 90% passing accuracy to Sheriff’s 241 passes with a 68% success rate.
While the scorers will get most of the applause, United’s most prominent attacker in the victory was Alejandro Garnacho.
The Argentine was given the go-ahead to start ahead of Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho on the left flank, with the pair rested after the draw against Chelsea.
Garnacho had an incredible 91% passing accuracy in the roughly 78 minutes he was on the pitch for United.
The 18-year-old had 65 touches on the ball in what was an incredible attacking display on his part.
The youngster won a staggering seven ground duels and made a key pass.
Garnacho, showing his ability and dexterity with the ball, completed three dribbles.
Alejandro Garnacho’s game by numbers vs. Sheriff Tiraspol:
91% passing accuracy 65 touches 7 ground duels won 3 dribbles completed 1 key pass
He seemed dangerous tonight. ⚡ pic.twitter.com/HVW8sClKS2
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) October 27, 2022
The player could have had a goal just before going off after receiving a superb cut on the edge of the box from Bruno Fernandes.
Garnacho hit the ball well but couldn’t prevent it from going over the crossbar. Certainly, he took the opportunity of him tonight. With evidence of his exploits, hopefully the manager can give him more first-team minutes to help him flourish.
