Manchester United beat Colchester 3-0 in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals tonight as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer moved closer to his first piece of silverware with the club.
Victories over Tottenham and Manchester City gave United a much-needed boost heading into December, but a draw at home to Everton stalled that progress.
United were meek and needed a penalty shootout to get past lower-league opposition earlier in this competition when Rochdale tested them at Old Trafford.
Colchester dumped Crystal Palace and Tottenham out this year, but second-half goals from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial gave United a comfortable win in the end.
Relive the action on our LIVE blog with James Robson at Old Trafford.
Team news
Man Utd lineup: Romero, Young, Tuanzebe, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Pereira, Greenwood, Mata, Rashford, Martial
Subs: Grant, Jones, Williams, Garner, Lingard, McTominay, Chong
Prediction: Manchester United 3-1 Colchester
United seem to habitually make like difficult for themselves at home - it could be another nervy night at Old Trafford.
