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Manchester United v Colchester United

3–0
HT 0–0
Wednesday 18th December 2019 · Old Trafford · Att: 57,559

Manchester United beat Colchester United 3–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 18th December 2019 in the League Cup. Marcus Rashford (51') and Anthony Martial (61') scored for United. United were captained by Ashley Young, and the referee was David Coote.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 18' Harry Pell
  3. 22' Ashley Young
  4. 39' Dean Gerken
  5. Half Time 0–0
  6. 51' Marcus Rashford Assist: Nemanja Matic 1–0
  7. 56' Ryan Jackson OG 2–0
  8. 61' Anthony Martial Assist: Marcus Rashford 3–0
  9. 62' Brandon Williams for Shaw
  10. 62' Jesse Lingard for Rashford
  11. 65' James Garner for Tuanzebe
  12. 73' Callum Harriott
  13. Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

74%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
David Coote
Referee
Ashley Young
Captain

Starting XI

Player
5 Harry Maguire
8 Juan Mata
9 Anthony Martial 61'
10 Marcus Rashford 51'
15 Andreas Pereira
18 Ashley Young
22 Sergio Romero
23 Luke Shaw
26 Mason Greenwood
31 Nemanja Matic
38 Axel Tuanzebe
Substitutes
Brandon Williams
62' for Shaw
Jesse Lingard
62' for Rashford
James Garner
65' for Tuanzebe

Colchester United Lineup

4-5-1
Starting XI
1 Dean Gerken G
2 Ryan Jackson RB
3 Cohen Bramall LB
4 Tom Lapslie CM-L
5 Luke Prosser CD-L
8 Harry Pell CM-R
9 Luke Norris F
14 Brandon Comley AM
15 Callum Harriott RM
18 Tom Eastman CD-R
45 Frank Nouble LM
Substitutes
6 Omar Sowunmi
10 Jeavani Brown
21 Ryan Clampin
24 Ben Stevenson on
26 Luke Gambin on
29 Ethan Ross
49 Kwame Poku on

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United
OPP
John McGreal
Colchester United

Match Information

Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Colchester United
4-5-1
Man Utd Colchester United
74%
Possession
26%
26
Shots
5
6
Shots on Target
2
7
Corners
2
7
Fouls
10
3
Offsides
1

United vs Colchester United History

Meeting 3 of 3
3
Played
3
Won
0
Drawn
0
Lost
6
Goals For
0
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Tuesday 20th February 1979.
20 Feb 1979 W 1–0 FAC 8 Nov 1983 W 2–0 LC
18 Dec 2019 W 3–0 This match
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 1100 30100.0
Away 2200 30100.0
All 3 meetings with Colchester United →

Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →