Three first half goals knocked the life out of East Bengal's hopes for a miracle as Manchester United forced a 5-0 defeat down their throat in the lung-opener of under-15 Nike Manchester United Premier Cup (MUPC) at Carrington, Manchester.
The draw was not kind on the Indian side, neither was Manchester United on Wednesday.
The hosts pumped in three goals in the 20-minute first half and two more on the other side of the lemon break to complete a rout.
David starred in Manchester's win with a treble (17th , 28th, 38th minutes), while Nicholas (11th) and Rovy (20th) too joined the party.
The visitors had just one go at the Manchester United goal in the entire duration of the match and Subhas' feeble, ballooning shot from outside the penalty box was too innocuous to test the Manchester custodian.
Manchester captain Ryan struck a lethal combination with David and orchestrated moves that had the East Bengal defence in all sort of troubles. Nicholas' early attempt might have been off-target but was an inkling of things to come.
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