Reserves: United 3 Wigan 1 – Bébé bags brilliant brace

November 18th 2010, 7pm
Moss Lane, Altrincham

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Manchester United Reserves	3-1	Wigan Athletic Reserves

Bébé 4, 57		Sunday 65
W Keane 45 (pen)

 
Two terrific goals from Portuguese winger Bébé helped United’s second string extend their unbeaten run to six games, the Reds running out comfortable 3-1 winners over Wigan Athletic at Moss Lane.

The summer signing from Vitória Guimarães struck early on with a fierce effort into the top corner before producing an even better goal just before the hour mark, his stunning angled volley arrowing and dipping past a helpless Lee Nicholls in the Latics goal. In between Will Keane had stroked home a penalty on the brink of half-time, all of which rendered Ivan Sunday’s header with twenty-five minutes remaining no more than a consolation.

Kids set for Carling Cup call

United begin their quest to lift the Carling Cup for a third successive year at Glanford Park tonight and, as always when the Reds enter the competition at this time of year, much of the focus will be on some of the more unfamiliar faces on show.

Reserves: United 1 Villa 4: Brilliant Bannan ruins Bebé’s big day out

September 16th 2010, 7pm
Moss Lane, Altrincham

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Manchester United Reserves	1-4	Aston Villa Reserves

Ajose 78		Bannan 6, 43, 90 (pen)
		Clark 37

 
The spotlight was firmly on Bebé as United got their league campaign underway, but it was Villa who took the points and their Scotland U21 midfielder Barry Bannan who grabbed the headlines as the visitors avenged their penalty shoot-out defeat in last season’s Premier Reserve League national play-off with a comprehensive 4-1 win at Moss Lane.

Bannan struck twice in the first half, a superb early free-kick and audacious 43rd minute chip sandwiching an assist for defender Ciaran Clark as the Villans took a commanding lead into the interval. United improved after the break and substitute Nick Ajose gave the Reds a glimmer of hope with just over ten minutes remaining, but Bannan secured the victory and possession of the match ball from the penalty spot after a Villa counter-attack ended with Nathan Delfouneso tumbling under Oliver Gill’s challenge.

VIDEO: Hey Bebé – United announce new arrival

Manchester United have sprung a major transfer surprise by announcing the acquisition of Portuguese 20 year-old Tiago Manuel Dias Correia, better known as Bebé, from Vitória de Guimarães for a fee of £7.4m (€9m).