Manchester United loanee Sonny Aljofree scored in Accrington Stanley’s 1-1 draw with Carlisle United today.
The ‘Owd Reds conceded a late equaliser but Aljofree was in fine form on only his second appearance after long-term injury.
A long throw was only partially cleared before the ball was swung back into the box, where Aljofree got away from his marker to apply the finishing touch into the bottom corner.
The United youngster was also on top form defensively as he made seven clearances in the match. He was also outstanding in the air, winning eight out of 12 aerials duels.
Aljofree also came out on top in his only ground duel of the match.
The performance will mean even more to him as he kept his Carrington clubmate, Joe Hugill, quiet.
Playing from the start, Hugill failed to take advantage of his rare moment to shine. The forward has struggled for regular game time and has only managed two goals during his loan spell at Carlisle.
He played 77 minutes before being subbed off and had two shots on goal during the game.
Getting involved in matches has been a regular problem for Hugill on loan and this was exemplified by him only completing one pass out of an attempted two. He also only managed 21 touches of the ball during the contest. Unfortunately, he was incredibly ineffective in duels, failing to win any of his aerial or ground battles.
Rhys Bennett was active in defence for Fleetwood Town but could not prevent his side from falling to a 1-3 defeat away to Harrogate Town.
He made 10 clearances and won a highly impressive nine aerial duels out of 12. The young defender was also quite effective in possession, completing six long ball attempts and having 58 touches of the ball.
Finally, Ethan Ennis played the final 28 minutes of Doncaster Rovers’ 3-0 victory over Colchester United.
He had one shot on target, which was classed as a big chance missed and completed his only dribble attempt. The young winger did struggle to get involved in the build-up play as he could only attempt six passes during his entire time on the pitch.
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Alex Browne
Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Proud owner of such niche shirts such as Kleberson, Eric Djemba-Djemba and Gary Neville. Grew up pretending to be Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the back garden, with little success.
