Chris Ikonomidis' excellent counterattack placed them behind early on, but within three minutes, Scott McTominay's deflected shot and Anthony Martial's composed finish gave them the lead shortly before halftime.
Marcus Rashford's beautiful second-half strike made it 3-1, and Edmond Lupancu's late own goal sealed the victory for ETH's team.
A long pass down the flank caught Luke Shaw and Victor Lindelof off guard, and United's pressing was inconsistent all over the field. Melbourne's goal demonstrated that the defense of the United still needs a lot of work. This kind of error indicates that ETH still has a lot of work to do to perfect his urgent ideas,
which is another reason why United signed a left-back (Tyrell Malacia) and are now close to signing a left-sided center-back (Lisandro Martinez) this summer.
Sancho, Fernandes, and Dalot combine beautifully: United look fabulous on the other side of the field. Jadon Sancho is entering from the right and creating many issues, and Diogo Dalot's beautiful cross led to United's second goal. The right side of United's defense continues to be a great asset because of Bruno Fernandes' ability to fill in the half spaces that Sancho frees up.
Bailly might be leaving this summer now that Martinez is expected. He is aware that he is likely to leave Old Trafford at this point unless he wants to be behind Maguire, Lindelof, Varane, and Martinez in the pecking order. He may end up at one of the best European clubs if he continues playing, and he is sometimes demonstrating talent despite injury concerns.
The United's TV station spoke with Erik ten Hag after the game about the successful start to the preseason. Following an early loss, he was pleased with the way his team responded and remained composed.
Martial is impressive after a new beginning.
Anthony Martial, who has scored twice in United's first two preseason games, received special appreciation from Erik ten Hag, who also almost guaranteed the French attacker would stay with United this year.
Erik ten Hag told reporters, "I'm confident he can return even better. He will produce because he is a good player when he works hard and has the correct concentration and motivation. He will make it when he has the proper focus each day to live to the fullest.
He has the choice.
Martial might be able to step up and fill Ronaldo's enormous hole by being not just the goal scorer United needs but also a guy who can crack defenses and create room for other strikers to take advantage of. There is still uncertainty surrounding Ronaldo's future.
He contributed to the 4-0 victory over Liverpool with a decisive goal by deftly exploiting Liverpool's defense. He also showed his composure by finishing against Melbourne. Martial has lost favor at United, but this fresh start appears to have been incredibly successful.
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