MANCHESTER UNITED secured their biggest win under Erik ten Hag as Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford and Christian Eriksen all scored braces in a 7-0 victory over Barnsley in the Carabao Cup.
On a night when some Premier League clubs opened their Champions League campaigns, the Red Devils’ attention was on League One opposition as they started their quest for a third trophy under the Dutchman.
United dominated from the outset against Barnsley and cruised to a third-round victory at Old Trafford, where Garnacho, Rashford and Eriksen doubles complemented Antony’s spot-kick.
It was comfortably Ten Hag’s largest win since taking charge in 2022, with the previous best being 4-1 victories against Real Betis in the Europa League and Chelsea in the Premier League.
Ten Hag’s men were dominating possession and continued in the ascendancy, with referee Gavin Ward pointing to the spot after Gabriel Slonina was adjudged to have brought down Antony in the box.
The Brazil winger took the resulting spot-kick, with a stuttered run-up followed by a fierce strike out of the Barnsley goalkeeper’s reach in the 35th minute.
United grabbed a third in first-half stoppage time as Garnacho reacted quickest to a loose ball, then he rubberstamped progress in the 49th minute.
The 20-year-old was sent racing behind by a clever Eriksen pass, with the academy graduate following a driving run with a cool, low finish past Slonina.
Rashford saw a free-kick saved soon after and was not denied for long, firing United further ahead in the 58th minute having been played in by Garnacho.
Ten Hag began making changes with a place in next week’s fourth-round draw assured.
Antony saw a shot tipped over, Garnacho struck over his chance for a hat-trick and, after Luca Connell’s snapshot at the other end, United made it six.
Garnacho played in substitute Bruno Fernandes, whose first-time ball across the six-yard box was converted by Eriksen in the 81st minute.
The Denmark midfielder had his second of the evening four minutes later, with Fernandes teeing him up to sweep home from just inside the box.
English League Cup results on Tuesday:
Third round
Stoke 1 (Rose 54) Fleetwood 1 (Bennett 90+1)
– Stoke win 2-1 on penalties
Blackpool 0 Sheffield Wednesday 1 (Bernard 34)
Brentford 3 (Carvalho 17, Damsgaard 26, Norgaard 45) Leyton Orient 1 (Cooper 11)
Everton 1 (Doucoure 20) Southampton 1 (Harwood-Bellis 32)
– Southampton win 6-5 on penalties
Preston 1 (Ledson 35) Fulham 1 (Nelson 61)
– Preston win 16-15 on penalties
QPR 1 (Field 53) Crystal Palace 2 (Nketiah 16, Eze 64)
Manchester United 7 (Rashford 16, 58, Antony 35-pen, Garnacho 45+2, 50, Eriksen 81, 85) Barnsley 0
Football performance of the night! Surprised Antony didn’t do a lap of honor and pose for family photos and autographs after his penalty against Barnsley tonight. 85 million well spent! Man U are back!
@Dan The Man: isn’t it amazing both himself and nunez have been absolutely muck for all that money???
@Paully kells: Ok pele
@Dan The Man: munich 9 2 performance off the night
@Paully kells: You never learn do you…Sigh…OK here it is again, now pay attention…Nunez less money…more goals & assists…Get all that…Good!
@Shawn: League cup is like the CL to this lot these days…Bless!
Beating a newly prompted bottom of the league team Southampton & a 3rd division team is about their level now. Glory Glory etc!
@damien leen: here dude, Pay attention. Nunez may have been ‘less money’ up front than Antony, but with add ons they were pretty much even £85m. And those add ons were paid to benfica when Nunez played his 60th game.
Get all that…Good.
Don’t know what you’re arguing about, as they’re both shyt.
@damien leen: Yes and off course when we win it utd say its mickey mouse cup but it swings both ways lol
@Kevin Dillon: Anthony’s wages per week are double nunezs Dude. Comprede?
@Paul Gorry: but that’s not what Damo said. And if you want to go down the wages route, Antony is far from double Nunez wage per week. 200k a week vs 160k a week. Numez on more tham Van Djik.
Anyway, as I said they’re both shyt, so what you arguing about?
@Paul Gorry: are Liverpool fans really defending Nunez on a Man Utd article. The fkn irony.
@Kevin Dillon: A quick Google search and you still get it wrong. Anywaysanall i agree both are not worth the money. Although nunez puts in a shift when he’s picked, as for the said Anthony he’d shift himself.
@Paul Gorry: Google search? LMAO. Show me the link because on the Liverpool website it lists Mr Nunez’s salary and on the Man U one it lists Antony’s. And it’s what I stated above.
As for Numez putting in a shift? Really. I still put in a shift for my O35 team. Doesn’t make me a world beater.
@David: oh is that not allowed David? Sincere apologies bud.
@Kevin Dillon: Liverpools website Kevin? Have you got an account?
@Paul Gorry: ya actually don’t need an account. You can do a quick Google search and it will bring you there telling you that Nunez is shyt.
@David: The irony dear god
@Kevin Dillon: Bringing it back to what i said in the first place Kevin. 140,000 or 160,000?Liverpool account/ Manchester United account. Liar aren’t you not
@Paul Gorry: you pretty much said ‘Anthony’s wages per week are double nunezs Dude’ but that’s not even remotely true. You also said ‘both are not worth the money’ so why the fckn argument. Night and kisses.
@Kevin Dillon: xx
Match over after 20 min. Still good win. Game time for some of the squad players. Collier getting a run. Much harder games ahead.
Best thing united could do now is hope for a five game run where Marcus scores and the media hype him again. Then sell the waste of space
Good to get a high scoring win, You can only play what’s in front of you 10 goals in 2 games and 2 kean sheets
@robbie Delaney: Kean, Keane or Keen sheets either way I want them
B
@Graham Ahern: C
Ahahahahahahhahahahahh
@HoneyN Mustard: so you were at the san Siro with your son and you felt the maturity to come on to a united article and laugh? You’re a sad man. Teaching your son to be a dyk.
@David: Exactly David 100% I’d never ever imagine a utd fan hijack a Liverpool article. Well said sir ye know what yer not talking about for sure..
@Paul Gorry: hey van dick. Who the Fook is taling to you?
@David: sad individual David. But cmere their is always hope for sad individuals ye be grand pal. Keep it lit..
@Paul Gorry: Very true paul he talks nonsense and repying to a hahahaha
I know he made a glaring mistake for united’s fifth goal but in general Luca Connell looks decent and was captain for Barnsley.
Ireland are really stuck for midfielders and could do a lot worse than giving him a call up and a chance (much as I don’t think we should be looking at league one for players)
@Tony Metcalfe: Couldent get a game at burnley do
@Shawn: yeah I know, not saying he’s the answer by any stretch. Just we need to stop picking the same lads not producing over and over and give chances to some players with some form
@Tony Metcalfe: after a 7-0 defeat you think the captain of the losing side is the answer to Ireland’s midfield. FFS.
@David: because no other good players have ever been on the wrong end of a hiding
@David: ahhh here we go again with David. Sigh. Liverpool beat utd 7- 0 and Bruno was the captain. Not forgetting 3- 0 two weeks ago. Go to bed David ye sounding ridiculous now
@Paul Gorry: well said