Saturday 14 / December / 2024
Manchester: Scott McTominay got his name written in the history books after achieving a magnificent feat during Manchester United's enthralling 6-2 win over Leeds United in the Premier League here on Sunday.
McTominay put Manchester United two up inside three minutes. The remarkable start means the Scotland international is the first player in Premier League history to score twice inside the opening three minutes of a match. "The first player to score a brace inside three minutes of a #PL match... Scott McTominay," Premier League tweeted.
The first goal, after only 66 seconds, was Manchester United's quickest in the top-flight since Robin van Persie struck against West Ham United in November 2012, after only 31 seconds.
Bruno Fernandes then started and finished a slick move to score goal number three, before Victor Lindelof made it 4-0 in the 37th minute. Daniel James then netted a goal in the 66th minute before Fernandes added a sixth goal from the penalty spot after Anthony Martial was fouled.
Manchester United's biggest win of 2020/21 so far moved them up to third, five points behind table-toppers Liverpool with a match in hand. Whereas, Leeds United are 14th with 17 points.
Analysing his club's massive 6-2 defeat against Manchester United, Leeds United's Stuart Dallas said that it was difficult for his side to recover after their opponents scored two early goals.
"We're hurting a lot. Everyone in there knows how much this meant to so many people and how big the game is between the two clubs," the club's official website quoted Dallas as saying.
"They scored two goals very early on which knocked the wind out of us, then it was difficult to recover. When you give goals away at this level, it's very difficult and we found that throughout the game," he added.
The first goal, after only 66 seconds, was Manchester United's quickest in the top-flight since Robin van Persie struck against West Ham United in November 2012, after only 31 seconds.
Bruno Fernandes then started and finished a slick move to score goal number three, before Victor Lindelof made it 4-0 in the 37th minute. Daniel James then netted a goal in the 66th minute before Fernandes added a sixth goal from the penalty spot after Anthony Martial was fouled.
Dallas stressed that his side has got to bounce back from this defeat.
"We're disappointed to lose any game, but to come here and lose the way we did, we're massively disappointed. We've got to bounce back. We've got to learn from this, because I don't think there are too many positives we can take from this, there is plenty we can learn from. I suppose the only positive we can take is that we kept going until the very end," he said.
