Man Utd U21s star came off the bench to fire the winning goal against Forest Green Rovers in National League Cup | OneFootball

Victor Musa came off the bench to score the winning goal as Manchester United’s Under-21s beat Forest Green Rovers 3-2 on Wednesday night in their first National League Cup game.

The young Reds made a shaky start to the match as they conceded their first goal within the opening three minutes, with experienced attacker Christian Doidge finishing expertly from a tight angle.

However, the visitors soon regained their composure and levelled the scores through Malachi Sharpe, who combined with Ethan Ennis on the counter before finishing at the near post.

Ennis then got in on the act himself as he arrowed Habeeb Ogunneye’s pull-back into the top corner to put his side 2-1 ahead.

Their advantage didn’t last long though, as Forest Green hit back to restore parity. Harvey Bunker’s effort from the edge of the box found the target after a slight deflection off Jack Kingdon.

The Young Reds looked in control in the second-half but their winning goal arrived only after Travis Binnion introduced several players off the bench.

Victor Musa made an immediate impact after leaving the bench as he latched onto Ethan Williams’ crossfield pass and fired home the winner.

This was an excellent result for United who were missing many of their key players due to youth international duty, including Toby Collyer, Harry Amass, Ethan Wheatley and Jack Fletcher.

They will now take on Altrincham in the National League Cup before fixtures with Oldham Athletic and Rochdale.

After a four-game group phase, two top-ranked teams will progress to the quarter-finals that will be played in early February.