Louis van Gaal's men eased through against the minnows, with the centre-back opening the scoring before Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard found the net to ease the pressure on the coachManchester United had few problems dispatching the challenge of League One outfit Shrewsbury, as they won comfortably 3-0 away from home.
Chris Smalling opened the scoring in the first half with a volley that bounced into the net, and the lead was doubled in stoppage time when Juan Mata's free kick picked out the corner of the net. Jesse Lingard completed the scoring in the second period before United eased off towards the end.
United Under-21s aim to go top of the table
Manchester United will go top of the Barclays Under-21 Premier League table with a win or draw in Thursday night's derby against Manchester City at Leigh Sports Village. Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT. MUTVwill, of course, be screening the match live, while entry for all spectators is free, as the Reds look to follow up Monday's remarkable 7-0 thumping of Norwich City at Old Trafford with another three points to aid the defence of the title. Warren Joyce is set to welcome several regulars back into his side after first-teamers such as Phil Jones and Memphis Depay started against the Canaries. Adnan Januzaj and Guillermo Varela were both withdrawn due to injury during the first half and will be checked out, although they could also be in contention for the senior squad's trip to Sunderland on Saturday. "I don’t really know about the injuries," Joyce told MUTV on Monday night. "We’ll have to assess them. Varela’s was just a kick on the ankle so it shouldn’t be too b...
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