Manchester United has made it two wins from two Group A matches after recording a 4-1 victory over CSKA Moscow in Wednesday night’s Champions League clash in Moscow.
Romelu Lukaku netted twice for the Red Devils, while Anthony Martial and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were also on the scoresheet as the 20-time English champions thumped the Russian giants.
Man United had a lot of the ball in the early moments, and the Red Devils took the lead inside the first four minutes when Martial’s brilliant cross was headed home by Lukaku, who had risen above Ignashevich at the far post.
CSKA came close to levelling less than two minutes later when Alan Dzagoev reacted first to a loose ball just outside the Man United box, but David de Gea was down to make a terrific save.
Mkhitaryan had a wonderful chance to double Man United’s lead in the 13th minute after meeting a low cross from Blind, but CSKA goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev used his feet to keep out the Armenian’s effort.
The visitors had their second of the night in the 19th minute, however, when Martial found the bottom corner from the penalty spot after Georgi Schennikov had brought Mkhitaryan to the ground with a clumsy challenge.
Aleksandr Golovkin fired one just wide of De Gea’s post in the 22nd minute as CSKA looked to hit back, but the Russian side continued to struggle down the other end, and Man United scored their third in the 27th minute through Lukaku, who moved into double figures for the season.
Again the goal came from a Martial cross, and after CSKA centre-back Vasili Berezutski had a fresh-air shot at the near post, Lukaku was on hand to tap home at the far post as the Red Devils raced into a 3-0 lead.
Mourinho’s side could have scored five or six in what was a rampant first-half performance, but the half-time interval arrived at 3-0 as CSKA were given the chance to gather their thoughts after a difficult opening 45 minutes.
Man United had their fourth of the night in the 58th minute, however, when Mkhitaryan found the back of the net from close range after Akinfeev had palmed a Martial strike into the path of the Armenian.
CSKA got their name on the scoresheet in the 90th minute when Konstantin Kuchaev found the back of the net from a narrow angle, but it was no more than a consolation on a tough night for the home side.
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