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Manchester United and Sheffield United share six-goal thriller

Manchester United and Sheffield United shared a six-goal thriller in the English Premier League on Sunday at Bramall Lane.

For 70 minutes, the visitors had been outfought and outplayed as Sheffield United -- the Premier League's surprise package of the 2019/2020 season -- took a deserved 2-0 lead.

But three goals in seven minutes turned the game on its head as Brandon Williams, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford looked to have secured a remarkable comeback win for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team.

The notion of Manchester United securing sagaming three points had looked a distinctly unlikely scenario for much of this game.

It was as if the visitors were suffering death by a thousand cuts as the Blades -- a nickname which is a nod to Sheffield's history of steel production -- tore into their opponents at every opportunity.

Early on goalkeeper David de Gea make a superb double save to first deny John Lundstram and then David McGoldrick during a bright opening period for the promoted team.

"When you are 2-0 down you have to go for it, play with less fear and just go for it," Solskjaer told Sky Sports.
"It's a great experience for our young players because it's not easy to come back at a place like this.

"It's mixed emotions," added Solskjaer. "We cannot be happy, we have not performed for the majority of the game but we turned it around and we showed what we could be capable of.

"We have to do it now for a whole game. We know we can, we just have to show it."

Manchester United is now ninth in the Premier League table on 17 points, 20 behind league leaders Liverpool and nine behind fourth-placed Chelsea. Sheffield United is sixth on 18 points.