With three goals in each half, Premier League champions Manchester United squashed Chinese Super League team Shenzhen 6-0 in a friendly match in Macao on Monday.

Chinese international player Dong Fangzhuo replaced Wayne Rooney to play up-front minutes into the second half, contributing with an assist for the sixth goal.

The Chinese side were overrun from the get-go as ingenious Cristiano Ronaldo and experienced Ryan Giggs eased in form and tore down Shenzhen's defenses from both flanks.

The Red Devils rode on to a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute when Rooney dribbled into the box, drawing defences away from his cohort, he subsequently feed the ball to Giggs who drove it into an open goal.

The Welshman repaid Rooney eight minutes later, helping the latter to widen the gap to 2-0.

Later goals from Nani, just transferred to the team from Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon, Johe O'Shea and C. Ronaldo gave the visitors a 5-0 lead.

Dong Fangzhuo, substituting Rooney in the 59th minute, managed an assist just four minutes after the change to help Christopher Eagles make it 6-0.

Man Utd will now head for the fourth leg of their Asian tour in Guangzhou.
 
(CRI July 24, 2007)