Reds enjoy productive evening
Manchester United's contingent have made quite an impact during the early matches of the September international break.
It was a productive evening from our perspective, with Diogo Dalot opening the scoring for Portugal, in their 2-1 UEFA Nations League triumph over Croatia.
The United full-back took only seven minutes to finish off a patient move that featured an assist for Bruno Fernandes, who slipped the ball into his club colleague's path to create the chance.
Ex-Red Cristiano Ronaldo doubled the lead with his 900th career goal, a monumental milestone for the iconic forward, and, although Dalot put through his own net, when unluckily diverting the ball in with his heel from close range, Roberto Martinez's side gained three points.
Argentina secured a 3-0 victory over Chile in World Cup qualifying, with Alejandro Garnacho earning an assist for the world champions.
Our young winger, nominated for this year's Kopa Trophy, played a short pass back to Paulo Dybala, who struck the third goal for the hosts in injury time.
Lisandro Martinez started in the Argentina backline, and helped keep yet another clean sheet for Lionel Scaloni's men.
Licha came off on 79 minutes, the same time as Garnacho was introduced, and a determined Alejandro was close to finding the net with a near-post effort shortly before Dybala's goal.
Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez were the other scorers.
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— Alejandro Garnacho (@agarnacho7) September 6, 2024
Christian Eriksen started for Denmark, in their 2-0 victory over Switzerland in the Nations League.
The experienced playmaker helped his nation defeat their nine-man opponents, thanks to late efforts by Patrick Dorgu and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
Nico Elvedi and Granit Xhaka were sent off for the visitors, in a game heavily influenced by VAR.
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Meanwhile, former United man Scott McTominay, who joined Napoli on Deadline Day, had a goal disallowed for Scotland for handball but later equalised to make it 2-2, only for Poland to emerge 3-2 victors at Hampden Park with an injury-time penalty by Nicola Zalewski.
On Wednesday, James Scanlon helped Gibraltar beat Andorra 1-0, playing 68 minutes of the friendly as Dan Bent's winner settled it.