It was Salvio that had the game’s first half-chance in the 15th minute after meeting a low cross from Alex Grimaldo, but the attacker’s effort was wide of the post as United escaped a dangerous situation
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A positive start from England saw Marcus Rashford, Raheem Sterling and Oxlade-Chamberlain all enjoy space in wide positions, but Slovenia were quite comfortable inside the opening 15 minutes at an extremely quiet Wembley
It took the hosts just five minutes to break the deadlock through Marcus Rashford, and the match was effectively wrapped up before half time as Rashford added a second before Jesse Lingard got in on the act.
Man United might have made the breakthrough inside the opening two minutes when a half-cleared corner fell to Lukaku inside the Basel box, but the Belgian saw his strike blocked, before Martial fired over at the far post
After Romelu Lukaku missed a second-half penalty, the two substitutes netted inside the final 20 minutes to send United to the top of the standings ahead of the international break
Jose Mourinho’s side weathered the early storm and took control of the contest
United are now four points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester City in the table with a game in hand to play, while Chelsea’s advantage on closest challengers Tottenham Hotspur at the top remains at a slender four point
Zlatan Ibrahimovic opened the scoring for United before Sebastian Larsson was dismissed for Sunderland just before the break
United, who had dropped points in four of their last six games prior to today, managed to successfully hold on
England are set for a friendly and World Cup qualifier
The win take Manchester United into the fifth round of the FA Cup
The Frenchman, who took Marcus Rashford’s place in one of two changes, looked a threat throughout and fully justified manager Jose Mourinho’s decision to hand him just a second league start of the year
Rooney netted his 249th goal for the club to set United on their way to the fourth round, with further strikes from Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford wrapping up an eighth straight victory for the Red Devils
The 19-year-old, who has just returned from international duty with England, was pictured driving his Mercedes-AMG C 63 Saloon into training on Wednesday
The Red Devils were pegged back at the end of the first half by their League One opponents, although second-half goals from Ander Herrera and sub Marcus Rashford made sure of a place in the hat for the next round
It looked like being the most frustrating of evenings for the Red Devils, who had 26 attempts before finally making the breakthrough in the second minute of added time
Three players have dropped out of the provisional 26-man squad – Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater, Newcastle United winger Andros Townsend and Manchester City’s Fabian Delph
There will be no Champions League football for United, however, for just a second season in the last 25, as they failed to score the 18 goals required to usurp rivals Manchester City into fourth place
A handful of senior figures, including Michael Carrick and Leighton Baines, have been left out of the setup, while Theo Walcott has also been snubbed after struggling to hold down a regular place in Arsenal’s team this season
Both players have enjoyed impressive debut campaigns in the Premier League this term. Nineteen-year-old Iheanacho has scored 13 goals in 35 appearances in all competitions for City, while Rashford burst on to the United scene in February with four goals in two matches against FC Midtjylland and Arsenal