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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained that Fred took a late free-kick against Manchester City on Wednesday instead of Juan Mata because the Brazilian had been in form in training.
The Red Devils went to the Etihad Stadium for the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie trailing 3-1 from the opening leg at Old Trafford.
Nemanja Matic's fine 35th-minute strike gave United a good chance to force a penalty shootout—there is no away-goals rule or extra time in the Carabao Cup—but they could not find another goal before the final whistle.