Manchester United beat Bursaspor by 3-0
BURSA: Manchester United convincingly beat Turkish Champion Bursapor in their important encounter of Group C match of Champions League by 3-0.
Manchester United's Darren Fletcher celebrates with Gabriel Obertan after his goal against Bursaspor. Courtesy: GETTY IMAGES
After the scoreless first half, Fletcher broke the shackles in the 48th minute of the match and scored the opening goal for Red Devils. Absence of Wayne Rooney didn’t have much impact on Manchester United as they had plenty of fire power to fight against Bursapor.
Obertan strengthened the Manchester United lead and scored the second the goal for them in the 73rd minute of the match. This was Obertan first goal for the Red Devils. Bebe scored the third and final goal for the visitors.
Manchester United's Gabriel Obertan celebrates after he scored a goal against Bursaspor. Courtesy: AP
Red Devils goal keeper Edwin van der Sar was impressive and active as Turkish forwards failed to convert the opportunities.
Sir Alex Ferguson was happy with his team performance and said “we were in control of the match although they did have a couple of half chances. You can never be sure but the second goal killed the match.”
Ferguson was delighted on the contributions of Bebe, Obertan and Chris and said “they did very well,..very pleased with them. Giving them an experience like tonight is as important as anything. But they did perform well too. Obertan’s career has been derailed a bit because of injuries but he is training well and he showed, as we know of him, he has a classic talent.”
Manchester United players celebrate after their win against Bursaspor in Group C Champions League soccer match. Courtesy: AP
Manchester United now t holds the top position in Group C with 10 points and draw against Rangers on November 24 will be enough for them to qualify for the knockout stage of UEFA Champions League.
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