UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 Thu, Sep 10 2026 · 20:00 Old Trafford, Manchester
Manchester United
4–0 Full time · HT 3–0
Sabah FA
  • Matheus Cunha 27’
  • Bruno Fernandes 42’
  • B. Šeško 45’
  • L. Martínez 68’
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Manchester United cruise past Sabah FA

Manchester United entered as clear favourites and won 4–0 through goals from Cunha, Fernandes, Šeško and Martínez.

Manchester United ✓82%
Draw11%
Sabah FA7%

Model vs reality

Manchester United goals
4
Model 3.05
Sabah FA goals
0
Model 0.80
Total goals
4
Model 3.86
Score 4–0
8%
Most likely 3–0 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 74%
Both scored
No
Model 53%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchMatheus CunhaManchester United · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeWilly Delajod
  • CoachesM. Carrick · V. Dambrauskas
  • VenueOld Trafford
  • Weather at kick-off16°C · Overcast · wind 15 km/h

Timeline

  1. Matheus Cunha 1–0Assist P. Dorgu
    27’
  2. Bruno Fernandes 2–0Assist Y. Tielemans
    42’
  3. B. Šeško 3–0Assist B. Mbeumo
    45’
  4. ⇄ Mason MountFor Y. Tielemans
    45’
  5. ⇄ P. MbinaFor C. Nwachukwu
    45’
  6. Half time · 3–0
  7. P. DorguYellow card · Foul
    62’
  8. ⇄ A. IsaevFor K. Parris
    63’
  9. ⇄ J. ZirkzeeFor B. Šeško
    64’
  10. ⇄ Andrey SantosFor K. Mainoo
    64’
  11. I. LepinjicaYellow card · Foul
    67’
  12. L. Martínez 4–0
    68’
  13. ⇄ A. XaybulayevFor U. Rahmonaliyev
    71’
  14. ⇄ H. AmassFor P. Dorgu
    72’
  15. ⇄ Shea LaceyFor B. Mbeumo
    72’
  16. ⇄ Du QueirozFor V. Simić
    75’
  17. ⇄ Erivaldo AlmeidaFor A. Zedadka
    75’
  18. Full time · 4–0

Team stats

Manchester United21 shots · 15 in box, 6 outside
Sabah FA11 shots · 6 in box, 5 outside
Manchester UnitedSabah FA
58% Possession 42%
21 Shots 11
10 Shots on target 0
5 Shots off target 5
6 Blocked shots 6
15 Shots inside the box 6
6 Shots outside the box 5
624 Passes 455
92% Pass accuracy 86%
7 Corners 2
0 Goalkeeper saves 5
12 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.45 Team rating 6.31

Line-ups

Manchester United 4-2-3-1

16.7 S. Lammens(G)
137.9 P. Dorgu A↓72’ 67.9 L. Martínez 156.9 L. Yoro 37.1 N. Mazraoui
377.2 K. Mainoo ↓64’ 187.7 Y. Tielemans A↓45’
108.2★ Matheus Cunha 88.2 Bruno Fernandes 197.7 B. Mbeumo A↓72’
307.8 B. Šeško ↓64’
  • 1S. Lammens (G)6.7
  • 13P. DorguA↓72’7.9
  • 6L. Martínez7.9
  • 15L. Yoro6.9
  • 3N. Mazraoui7.1
  • 37K. Mainoo↓64’7.2
  • 18Y. TielemansA↓45’7.7
  • 10Matheus Cunha ★8.2
  • 8Bruno Fernandes8.2
  • 19B. MbeumoA↓72’7.7
  • 30B. Šeško↓64’7.8

Substitutes used

  • 41H. Amass↑72’6.5
  • 11J. Zirkzee↑64’7.0
  • 17Andrey Santos↑64’7.0
  • 31Shea Lacey↑72’6.5
  • 7Mason Mount↑45’6.7

Unused: Diogo Dalot, K. Darlow, Tyler Fletcher, A. Heaven, J. Maguire, D. Mee, M. Rashford

Coach: M. Carrick

Sabah FA 4-2-3-1

926.6 S. Pokatilov(G)
276.4 T. Puchacz 46.0 A. McCarthy 56.4 R. Daşdəmirov 806.2 A. Zedadka ↓75’
136.4 I. Lepinjica 76.5 U. Rahmonaliyev ↓71’
86.2 C. Nwachukwu ↓45’ 216.7 V. Simić ↓75’ 116.4 K. Parris ↓63’
206.5 J. Mickels
  • 92S. Pokatilov (G)6.6
  • 27T. Puchacz6.4
  • 4A. McCarthy6.0
  • 5R. Daşdəmirov6.4
  • 80A. Zedadka↓75’6.2
  • 13I. Lepinjica6.4
  • 7U. Rahmonaliyev↓71’6.5
  • 8C. Nwachukwu↓45’6.2
  • 21V. Simić↓75’6.7
  • 11K. Parris↓63’6.4
  • 20J. Mickels6.5

Substitutes used

  • 99P. Mbina↑45’6.1
  • 6A. Xaybulayev↑71’5.7
  • 33Erivaldo Almeida↑75’5.5
  • 10A. Isaev↑63’5.8
  • 37Du Queiroz↑75’5.8

Unused: R. Rüstəmli, A. Ramazanov, T. Mütəllimov, R. Mirzəmmədov, Rodrigo Fernandes, Cafar Mukhtarov

Coach: V. Dambrauskas

Player stats

Top rated
Matheus CunhaManchester United8.2
2nd
Bruno FernandesManchester United8.2
3rd
L. MartínezManchester United7.9

Manchester United

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. Lammens G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 89% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
P. Dorgu D 72 0 1 2 (0) 3 97% 38 4 0 0/1 2/2 7.9
L. Martínez D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 92% 66 2 0 0/0 1/0 7.9
L. Yoro D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 92% 49 2 2 0/0 2/0 6.9
N. Mazraoui D 90 0 0 4 (0) 1 96% 51 1 1 0/1 2/1 7.1
K. Mainoo M 64 0 0 0 (0) 1 98% 83 2 0 1/2 0/0 7.2
Y. Tielemans M 45 0 1 0 (0) 2 98% 48 0 1 0/1 0/0 7.7
Matheus Cunha F 90 1 0 4 (3) 1 84% 37 1 0 0/2 2/2 8.2
Bruno Fernandes M 90 1 0 3 (2) 4 88% 52 1 1 0/0 1/2 8.2
B. Mbeumo M 72 0 1 1 (1) 3 80% 44 0 0 2/4 0/0 7.7
B. Šeško F 64 1 0 2 (1) 0 71% 7 2 0 1/2 2/0 7.8
H. Amass D 18 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 16 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
J. Zirkzee F 26 0 0 3 (2) 0 100% 12 0 0 3/3 0/1 7.0
Andrey Santos M 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 36 0 1 0/1 0/2 7.0
Shea Lacey F 18 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 8 0 0 0/3 0/0 6.5
Mason Mount M 45 0 0 0 (0) 1 84% 49 1 1 1/1 0/2 6.7

Sabah FA

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. Pokatilov G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 69% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
T. Puchacz D 90 0 0 2 (0) 2 84% 44 5 0 0/0 0/0 6.4
A. McCarthy D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 51 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.0
R. Daşdəmirov D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 58 2 2 1/1 0/0 6.4
A. Zedadka D 75 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 33 2 1 0/2 0/3 6.2
I. Lepinjica M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 58 3 2 2/3 2/1 6.4
U. Rahmonaliyev M 71 0 0 1 (0) 1 95% 39 1 0 1/1 0/0 6.5
C. Nwachukwu F 45 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 6 1 0 0/2 0/0 6.2
V. Simić F 75 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 30 1 0 2/3 1/0 6.7
K. Parris M 63 0 0 1 (0) 1 76% 21 0 0 0/3 2/1 6.4
J. Mickels M 90 0 0 3 (0) 1 71% 31 1 1 1/1 1/3 6.5
P. Mbina F 45 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.1
A. Xaybulayev M 19 0 0 1 (0) 1 87% 15 0 0 0/0 5/0 5.7
Erivaldo Almeida D 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 13 2 0 0/0 1/0 5.5
A. Isaev M 27 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 19 0 0 1/1 0/0 5.8
Du Queiroz M 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 0 0 0/1 0/0 5.8

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.