Marcus Rashford’s sensational free-kick winner was like something Cristiano Ronaldo would produce, Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said after his side beat Chelsea to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The England striker gave United the lead with a penalty after Marcos Alonso fouled Daniel James.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Michy Batshuayi equalised for Chelsea, who had won their last seven games, with a great run from the halfway line and finish from outside the box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Rashford won the game with a swerving, dipping 30-yard free-kick into the top corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It was very Cristiano-like,” said Solskjaer. “The boy has nerves of steel, He takes a penalty no problem, and then steps up and hits the ball like he did and wins us the game. Fantastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He works too much on it. I’ve always tried to get him scoring simple tap-ins and being inside the box. He always scores great goals.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The quarter-final draw will take place on Thursday at about 08:45 GMT on BBC Radio 2’s Zoe Ball Breakfast Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Solskjaer named a strong side, saying he wanted to “keep the momentum going” – with 19-year-old Brandon Williams the only unfamiliar youngster to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And it worked as they won for the third game in a row, all away from home – after a run of six games without a win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scott McTominay had already gone close to an opener when Rashford – who missed a penalty in Sunday’s 3-1 win at Norwich in the Premier League – sent Willy Caballero the wrong way from the spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chelsea made six changes from Saturday’s win at Burnley and did not look their usual selves. Christian Pulisic, who scored a hat-trick at Turf Moor, failed to have much of an impact, although he did drag a shot wide in the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Batshuayi’s equaliser was wonderful as he flicked Caballero’s long kick on with his head, before beating Harry Maguire for pace and smashing home from 25 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the headlines belong to Rashford, who turns 22 on Thursday, who settled the game with a fantastic free-kick – his fourth goal against Chelsea this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marcus Rashford’s sensational free-kick winner was like something Cristiano Ronaldo would produce, Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said after his side beat Chelsea to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":127365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[1025,1622,463,6019],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rashford-Free-kick-Chelsea.jpg?fit=615%2C409&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":130062,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/manchester-united-to-clash-with-city-in-carabao-cup-semis\/","url_meta":{"origin":127362,"position":0},"title":"Manchester United To Clash With City In Carabao Cup Semis","author":"Damilare Salami","date":"December 19, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Five-time winners Manchester United set up a Carabao Cup semi-final meeting with city rivals Manchester City after eventually cruising past League Two side Colchester United. 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