United open their European campaign by hosting Belgian side Anderlecht.
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00:00Champions of Belgium, Anderlecht.
00:01Yep, Stam wasn't fit enough to start, so Michael Silvestre began in central defence.
00:06Andy Cole and Teddy Sheringham were once again the preferred combination up front.
00:10In their firing line was 36-year-old Anderlecht goalkeeper Philippe de Wilder,
00:13who you might remember was less than impressive for Belgium at Euro 2000.
00:17Your commentators at Old Trafford, Ron Atkinson and Clive Tilsley.
00:26Skulls.
00:30And now Silvestre.
00:34Skulls in to Cole.
00:35Nice combination.
00:37Paul Skulls.
00:39Ooh, come on.
00:40De Wilder almost lost that one.
00:52Silvestre.
00:52Pulled back towards Giggs!
00:55Well, they really should have been in front there.
01:06Now Giggs from Sess.
01:08Cole!
01:13They're off again.
01:16Manchester United's European campaign is 14 minutes old
01:20And Andy Cole has given them the lead
01:24He looks there, he may have strayed offside
01:26He may have been offside there
01:30He certainly looks to be in there before Giggs delivered
01:32We'll get a better picture here
01:34No, he's not, he stole past the last defender
01:36Brilliant time to run, great ball in
01:46Deden up, in towards Radzinski, who got in front of Silvestre
01:49And was not offside
01:59It's going to be Deden up
02:01We caught hold of it and Fabian Vardes seemed to see a little bit late
02:04Just helped it on its way over the crossbar
02:06And on a look at his eyes
02:08He didn't say anything about it until it was on top of him
02:14Sherryham losing out
02:17Max United a little bit wasteful with some of their possession
02:20But Giggs picking up the pace again
02:23Still he goes, Ryan Giggs all the way
02:26That's down, penalty
02:31Van Diemen just couldn't quite catch up with Giggs
02:34Leave it into the ground
02:36And that exhilarating solo run by Ryan Giggs
02:39Has won Manchester United a penalty
02:44Dennis Erwin
02:46Dennis Erwin
02:46Oh, and Giolda got a hand to it
02:48But he couldn't prevent Dennis Erwin
02:50Making it Manchester United 2
02:52And the leg mill
02:53And it's a long, long way back to the Belgium champions already
03:02Giggs
03:04In towards Beckham
03:07Well, he's been given the brief to score more this season
03:10So far so good for David Beckham
03:13But he should have added to his tally there
03:19Let's go
03:20No
03:21No
03:24Turn
03:25Go
03:26Sherryham
03:27To Beckham
03:29Back towards Sherryham
03:30Oh terrific save
03:31Still a chance for Teddy Sherryham
03:33Yeah
03:35He got there eventually, and Manchester United have got a three-goal lead before hard time.
03:44A little right smile from Dennis Sheringham.
03:48He's gambled Beckham. Beckham's gambled on the first header from Sheringham.
03:51Great save from Deville. He's come back nice and calm.
03:54They're trying to get bodies on the box, but once he's looking at goal, that's a lovely ball across.
03:59And he thinks he's scored there, but that's a magnificent first save.
04:02The full marks of Sheringham, good feet, opens his body, tucks it away.
04:13Beckham, Giggs has made a break-in field over the head of Stalins, who just managed to reach it.
04:17Cole! Will he get there? Will he get there? Yes, he will.
04:26Manchester United pick up where they left off at the end of the first half.
04:31Andy Cole's second goal of the night. It's Manchester United, four, under Leclerc.
04:38Well, he's a predator. Actually, Giggs is offside there, but I think he's splitting hairs.
04:42He's a predator, Andy Cole. I don't think he'll ever have a simpler goal.
04:45He's hardly got anything on this.
04:47Stalins has made such a mess of the long ball that really keep us nowhere.
04:58Skulls run off it by the puck.
05:00Radzinski on his way. Here comes Fabian Bartes.
05:04And as far as Barsedio.
05:06Bartes off-limits. Barsedio's shot.
05:10Will be quick to catch this fella out.
05:15Giggs.
05:22He's tied himself in Knott's there.
05:28Barsedio.
05:30Stuck at it tonight.
05:31And Walter Barsedio.
05:33And now he's fed Jan Koller.
05:35And here comes Bartes.
05:36And Koller goes round him.
05:37Can he finish it off?
05:39Oh, off the post.
05:40Score is there.
05:41Did he cross the line?
05:43While the assistance flag is raised, it is a goal.
05:47First goal that Fabian Bartes has conceded at Old Trafford.
05:54Yeah, he does well.
05:55It's a good first touch from Jan Koller there.
05:57Actually, he's trying to face that across there.
05:59It is over the line.
06:00There was a little bit of doubt whether it was.
06:02He's trying to actually...
06:02He's not going for goalie.
06:03He's trying to face it across the goal.
06:04And I think that maybe the actual goal scorer could well be Bartes, you know.
06:12Andrey loves him.
06:17Tell Neville.
06:19That is David Beckham just behind him.
06:22Tossed him for Andy Cole.
06:24And that's a hat-trick for Cole.
06:30Big win.
06:31Big night for Andy Cole.
06:34He's left three.
06:35And Manchester United's five.
06:41The all too easy, classical United move
06:43He's pulled away Andy Cole to the back post
06:45Great ball, first touch from Beckham
06:50You wonder whether the keeper
06:51Is a little bit dispirited
06:53Might have made a little bit more of an agile attempt
06:54What's this, no
06:56Just one touch, going nowhere else but the second post
06:59And that's going back across the face of the goal
07:03Alex, 5-1, very comfortable in the end
07:05Yes, it was
07:06We kept possession well in the second half
07:09It didn't make a difficult game for us
07:11Obviously the fourth goal from Andy
07:14Just killed it really, you know
07:15But I'm very pleased
07:17It's a satisfactory result
07:19And I ended up with a very good performance
07:22And what about Andy Cole's hatchery
07:23He's really hot this season
07:24Oh, he's been fantastic, really
07:26I mean, his first goal was marvellous
07:29The second two goals are goal scorers' goals, you know
07:32So very pleased
07:33That was an easy win tonight
07:36Were the goal scoring chances that easy for you?
07:38No, I wouldn't say that
07:39I think, you know, winning five won a lot
07:41People would say, yeah, Anderlecht wasn't the best team
07:43But we had to go out there and win the game tonight
07:45And I think we won that convincingly
07:46And Ryan Giggs' contribution tonight?
07:48Yeah, Ryan was superb tonight
07:50You know, he was really up for it tonight
07:52And Ryan's up for every game
07:53But today he was really special
07:54Once we got in our stride
07:55And Giggs' he got on his toes
07:58You know, he was a joy to watch
08:00And I think he was a constant menace to him
08:02Well, he played very well in the first half
08:04Andy Cole did the business as well
08:05Yeah, he did, yeah
08:07He stuck his goals away brilliantly
08:08And he's in good form at the moment
08:10And another goal for Teddy Sheringham
08:12The old boy's doing quite well
08:13Yeah, not bad, yes
08:14Always nice to keep ticking over
08:16And another goal tonight
08:17It's very pleasing for me
08:18They're going to be harder than this though
08:20Aren't they in the Champions League
08:21Harder than this game tonight?
08:22Oh, obviously, you know
08:23This is the first phase
08:24I mean, if you get through this one
08:25You're moving to the next phase
08:27You know, we come out here today
08:28We've done the job properly
08:30And we're happy to win
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