J. Lingard has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by P. Pogba.
Pogba's pass was perfectly-weighted and allowed Lingard to get to the ball ahead of Etheridge while giving him enough space to beat Morrison across the ground.
GOAL!! Lingard makes it 5-1!! Pogba slides it through for Lingard and he beats Morrison for pace, rounds Etheridge and rolls it into an empty net! That caps off an emphatic performance from United.
87'
Andreas Pereira enters the game and replaces A. Martial.
M. Fellaini enters the game and replaces N. Matić.
Martial is replaced by Pereira, who will support Lingard, now leading the line.
Matic also comes off for Fellaini in the dying minutes of the game.
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A neat move down the left just fails to produce a shooting opportunity as Pogba's pass inside is cut out. United have stepped their intensity up a notch again after easing off significantly in this second half.
83'
J. Ralls enters the game and replaces A. Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson, on a booking, is replaced by Ralls as a matter of precaution for Warnock. The midfielder hasn't had a good day.
81'
Harris makes a clever run in behind the defence as a free-kick comes in, but Paterson nicks it away from him instead of letting it run!
79'
Fred enters the game and replaces M. Rashford.
G. Cunningham gets yellow.
Cunningham scythes Rashford down as he sprints away on the counter and earns a deserved yellow card.
Rashford makes way for summer signing Fred as Solskjaer looks to see out the remainder of the game. Martial will take Rashford's place up front as Fred creates a diamond in midfield.
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K. Harris enters the game and replaces J. Hoilett.
Harris replaces Hoilett on the right of midfield as Warnock freshens his team up.
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The game has lost a little of its spark in the last couple of minutes. Cardiff have had more of the ball but haven't really been able to open United up.
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MISS! Herrera latches onto the half-cleared corner and tries a spectacular volley, but drags it tamely wide.
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K. Zohorè enters the game and replaces H. Arter.
BLOCK! Martial skips inside from the left but his touch gets away from him and it's nicked away as far as Shaw, who tries his luck and earns his side a corner.
Arter is replaced by Zohore as Warnock shifts to a 4-4-2.
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Young scampers down the right and tries to divert a cross into the middle, but he can only find the grateful arms of Etheridge.
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A. Gunnarsson gets yellow.
Lingard skips away from Gunnarsson, who holds him back and receives a yellow card for an accumulation of fouls.
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Penalty goal scored by J. Lingard for Manchester United!
GOAL!! Lingard makes no mistake and sends Etheridge the wrong way, opening his body up and placing the ball to the goalkeeper's left. It's 4-1 and United are in cruise control now.
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BLOCK! Pogba receives the ball in the inside-left channel on the edge of the area and is urged to shoot by the travelling support. He needs no second invitation and has a pop, but it's charged down quickly.
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CHANCE! Pogba plays a lovely no-look pass down the right for the onrushing Rashford, who is just eased out of the way as Etheridge rushes out to smother.
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SAVE! Bamba wins the ball from Rashford but gives it away cheaply, allowing Martial to feed the striker again, and his low drive across goal is just nicked behind for a corner.
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Cardiff are pressing much higher so far in the second half, but De Gea plays out of trouble well with some well-weighted passes.
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We're back underway for the second half!
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HALF-TIME: CARDIFF CITY 1-3 MANCHESTER UNITED
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The end of the first half is marred by a succession of fouls as Cardiff look to break up the rhythm of the game.
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MISS! Pogba tries for the spectacular as he swings a boot at the ball outside the box, but he slices his effort horribly high and wide.
43'
Cardiff try to break down their left but to no avail as it's comfortably cleared. It's given away cheaply, however, and Gunnarsson tries to feed Murphy, but he's caught offside.
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A. Martial has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by J. Lingard.
The front three have interchanged freely today and Lingard drifted into the centre to combine with Martial, who had shifted to the inside-right channel. It was a lovely passage of passing that led to the goal.
GOAL!!! MARTIAL MAKES IT 3-1 TO UNITED! What a lovely goal this is. Martial plays some intricate one-touch stuff with Lingard and is released into the box before coolly slotting into the far corner! United's two-goal cushion is restored!
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SAVE! Martial works a yard of space and feeds Lingard, who strikes the ball goalwards, but it's a comfortable, solid take for Etheridge.
38'
Penalty goal scored by Camarasa for Cardiff City!
GOAL!! CARDIFF MAKE IT 2-1! Camarasa converts emphatically, powering the ball into the top-left corner despite De Gea going the right way. The hosts have a lifeline!
35'
L. Shaw gets yellow.
Herrera's attempted volley deflects to the edge of the box where Shaw tries to nick it away from Murphy, but catches him on the ankle and receives a yellow card for his troubles.
33'
United play it in intricate triangles down the left, eventually releasing Shaw, but his touch is heavy and allows the ball to be cleared.
31'
Cardiff win a corner as they look for a way back into the match, but it comes to nothing. This game is in danger of getting away from the Bluebirds.
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Ander Herrera has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by P. Pogba.
GOAL!! IT'S 2-0 TO UNITED! De Gea punts a long ball that is nodded on to Pogba, who switches the play to Herrera on the right. The Spaniard is some considerable distance out, but he hits a ferocious strike that takes a wicked deflection and swerves into the top corner!
Pogba danced inside from the left into the middle and showed good vision and technique to find Herrera in space.
26'
United nearly play themselves into trouble at the back as Cardiff press, but Arter clips Herrera's heels and gives away a foul.
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Gunnarsson, who bundled Pogba over for the free-kick that led to the goal, gives away another cheap foul on Rashford, but the ball is turned behind by Bamba with Pogba lurking.
22'
Lindelof makes a bursting run from centre-half, looking to get on the end of a one-two inside the box and just falling short.
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BLOCK! Martial is fed inside the box and cuts back from the left to slip the ball into Rashford, but his shot is charged down on the penalty spot.
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Pogba sells Martial a little short with his pass and Shaw then bundles Hoilett over as he looks to break quickly down the flank.
17'
Matic slips as he tries to switch play to the right wing and the ball sails straight out of play.
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Eventually, both return to their feet and are allowed to return to the field as play resumes.
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Martial skips away from Manga down the left and earns his side a corner. There's a conviction about United that has rarely been seen so far this season.
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United have control of the ball as Cardiff drop into their low block. There will be an onus on Matic and the centre-backs to create from deep today for the visitors.
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MISS! Cardiff get a free-kick of their own in a fairly central area about 25 yards or so from goal, but Murphy's strike lacks conviction and it sails over the bar.
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United look confident going forward, and Cardiff are struggling to come to terms with their fast start.
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M. Rashford has scored a goal for Manchester United!
GOAL!!! MANCHESTER UNITED SCORE! What a start to Solskjaer's reign! Pogba dummies a free-kick on the edge of the box, fooling Etheridge into committing to his right while Rashford hit a bullet of a strike into the opposite corner! United lead 1-0!
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Cardiff get the game underway!
The line-ups have been announced, and we'll start with the home side.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League fixture between Cardiff City and Manchester United at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Cardiff City XI (4-1-4-1): Neil Etheridge; Bruno Ecuele Manga, Sean Morrison, Sol Bamba, Greg Cunningham; Aron Gunnarsson; Josh Murphy, Harry Arter, Víctor Camarasa, David Junior Hoilett; Callum Paterson
Cardiff City substitutes: Kadeem Harris, Alex Smithies, Bobby Reid, Kenneth Zohore, Lee Peltier, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Joe Ralls
Manchester United XI (4-3-3): David De Gea; Ashley Young, Phil Jones, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw; Ander Herrera, Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba; Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial
Manchester United substitutes: Fred, Andreas Pereira, Juan Mata, Eric Bailly, Sergio Romero, Diogo Dalot, Marouane Fellaini
And there goes the half-time whistle! United lead 3-1 at the break in Solskjaer's first game in charge. The visitors are playing like a team unshackled and look confident going forward, finding their way past Cardiff's resistance with ease. Rashford, Herrera and Martial struck for United while Camarasa pulled one back from the penalty spot.
Rashford opened the scoring after just three minutes from a free-kick before Herrera's deflected strike from range doubled their advantage. Rashford's handball in the box allowed Cardiff to halve the deficit through Camarasa from the penalty spot, but a lovely, flowing move saw Martial restore their two-goal advantage just two minutes later.
Thank you for joining our coverage, we hope you enjoyed the game. That's all from us, until next time, goodbye!
Manchester United look to continue their renaissance as they host struggling Huddersfield Town next, while Cardiff face an important trip to Selhurst Park as they play Crystal Palace.
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