UEFA Champions League

FT Thursday, September 10, 2026
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Match Report

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Man United rout debutants Sabah in Champions League return

Manchester United's long-awaited return to the Champions League began with Michael Carrick's men cruising to a comprehensive 4-0 victory against minnows Sabah FK.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
0
42.2
Possession
57.8
11
SHOTS
21
0
ON GOAL
10
0.0
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
390
Accurate Passes
572
455
Passes
627
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
7
12
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
37
28
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
10
19
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
7
19
Effective Clearances
15
19
Clearances
15

Highlights

01:25 Will Manchester United struggle later on in the Champions League? Watch on ESPN 01:18 Carrick: It was a good game for Man United from start to finish Watch on ESPN

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Senne LammensG
  2. 6Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 15Leny YoroCD-R
  4. 13Patrick DorguLB
  5. 3Noussair MazraouiRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 37Kobbie MainooLM
  8. 18Youri TielemansRM
  9. 30Benjamin SeskoF
  10. 10Matheus CunhaAM-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoAM-R

SAB · 4-3-3

  1. 92Stas PokatilovG
  2. 4Aden MccarthyCD-L
  3. 5Rahman DashdamirovCD-R
  4. 27Tymoteusz PuchaczLB
  5. 80Akim ZedadkaRB
  6. 13Ivan LepinjicaCM
  7. 21Veljko SimicLM
  8. 7Umarali RakhmonalievRM
  9. 20Joy-Lance MickelsF
  10. 8Christian NwachukwuLF
  11. 11Kaheem ParrisRF

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Manchester United 1, Sabah 0. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu with a cross.
  2. 42' Goal! Manchester United 2, Sabah 0. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  3. 45' Goal! Manchester United 3, Sabah 0. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a through ball.
  4. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Mount replaces Youri Tielemans.
  5. 45' Substitution, Sabah. Orphé Mbina replaces Christian Nwachukwu.
  6. 62' Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 63' Substitution, Sabah. Aleksey Isayev replaces Kaheem Parris.
  8. 64' Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Benjamin Sesko.
  9. 64' Substitution, Manchester United. Andrey Santos replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
  10. 67' Ivan Lepinjica (Sabah) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 68' Goal! Manchester United 4, Sabah 0. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  12. 71' Substitution, Sabah. Abdulla Xaybulayev replaces Umarali Rakhmonaliev.
  13. 72' Substitution, Manchester United. Shea Lacey replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  14. 72' Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Amass replaces Patrick Dorgu.
  15. 75' Substitution, Sabah. Du Queiroz replaces Veljko Simic.
  16. 76' Substitution, Sabah. Júnior Almeida replaces Akim Zedadka.

UEFA Champions League News

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