Sheriff 0-2 Manchester United: Red Devils Get First Win

Manchester United won its first win at the even Europa League 2022-2023. Sheriff Tiraspolwho had earned the nickname giant killer was unable to stem the power of the Red Devils.

In the second match of Group E which took place at Zimbru Stadium, Thursday (15/9), Manchester United beat the Sheriff with a score of 2-0. However, this result was not achieved easily.

Manchester United had difficulty dismantling the Sheriff's defense since the beginning of the match. The hosts did apply high pressing to hinder the pattern of the English giant's game.

Manchester United was finally able to break the deadlock in the 17th minute. Jadon Sancho finished the short pass game with a shot that was too hard but accurate into the corner of the Sheriff's goal.

The hosts almost equalized through the action of Iyayi Believe Atiemwen in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, the Nigerian-born player's long-range shot was still narrowly wide from David De Gea's goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who appeared as a starter, appeared adamant to open his goal account this season. The Portuguese superstar would have almost doubled the lead in the 33rd minute had his shot not bounced just over the bar.

Ronaldo finally actually scored in the 39th minute through a penalty. The prize was given by the referee after Diogo Dalot was violated in the forbidden box.

Winning 2-0 makes Manchester United more confident. Unfortunately, there were no additional goals until the first half ended.

After halftime, Manchester United continued to dominate the game. But the British representative was not too insistent on adding to his goals.

As a result, not many golden opportunities are created. The sheriff slowly appeared more aggressive.

De Gea was made busy in the 75th minute. Cedric Badolo's long-range speculative shot is still able to be anticipated.

The Sheriff's best chance of breaking into the Sheriff's net before the normal time ends. This time Badolo's horizontal free kick was also still able to be perfectly captured by De Gea.

The scoreboard finally remained unchanged until the game was over. Manchester United won the first three points and at the same time kept their chances of qualifying for the knockout phase.