M. Drayton 2 United XI 6

home confidently from the penalty spot to give the Shropshire club a well-deserved mention on the scoresheet . Further goals from Lingard (60 minutes), following a Petrucci pass, and Federico Macheda 10 minutes later, with a shot on the turn, for United, and Tom Rogers (76) for Market Drayton, completed the scoring in what was a fine evening’s entertainment from this hastily-arranged friendly match.

United: Johnstone, Vermijl (Agnaldo 82), Veseli (Gladstony 82), Wootton, Brady; Bebe, Petrucci, Tunnicliffe, Lingard; King (Blackett 67), Macheda. Subs: Gollini, Barmby, van Velzen.

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