Tuesday 3 February 2015

Manchester United beat League Two Cambridge United 3-0 to set up an FA Cup fifth-round trip to Preston North End.





 Robin van Persie and Marcos Rojo


Cambridge defied the odds to hold their Premier League opponents to a 0-0 draw at the Abbey Stadium but, with the exception of the first minute, they never looked capable of causing another upset.
The lower league side were shown the ultimate respect as Van Gaal named a strong side, with the 13-times Premier League winners' starting line-up costing £231m compared
to Cambridge's, which was made up of 10 free transfers and a loan signing. Van Gaal's men started to dominate as they got the ball to wide men Wayne Rooney and Angel Di Maria as often as possible. They were rewarded when Mata prodded in the opener, via the crossbar, after Marouane Fellaini headed down Di Maria's left-wing cross.

Louis van Gaal's side took the lead through Juan Mata's close-range finish before Marcos Rojo headed in a second to double man united lead
James Wilson's 18-yard low strike sealed the 3-0 win for the dominant hosts

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