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Mazraoui: Pitch invaders show 'big love' for United

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Noussair Mazraoui kept his cool amid a bizarre finish to Manchester United's pre-season friendly in Dublin, rolling in the decisive penalty as they beat Leeds United 5-4 in a shoot-out. Referee Neil Doyle blew the whistle bang on 90 minutes as stewards tried to clear the pitch of selfie-hunting invaders. "You don't want to see it, but it shows the big love they have for this club," Mazraoui said.

Bruno Fernandes missed from the spot in the shootout, but Mazraoui capitalised after James Justin struck the crossbar. United had taken the lead through Joshua Zirkzee's 16th-minute strike. Leeds equalised through Brenden Aaronson. Michael Carrick, now permanent boss, said of returning Marcus Rashford: "He gives us something a little bit different."

Mazraoui said Carrick hadn't changed his approach: "We've been playing like we did in the last half of the season and even improving that." Aaronson said Leeds would take confidence from the performance. United had key players held in reserve, including Lisandro Martínez, Harry Maguire, Kobbie Mainoo and Marcus Rashford, who could feature against AC Milan this weekend.