AC Milan 0-1 Manchester United: 5 hits and flops as supersub Paul Pogba sends Red Devils into last-8 | UEFA Europa League 2020-21

Hit: Harry Maguire (Manchester United)

Maguire was a rock at the back for United!

The world's most expensive defender came up trumps and proved his worth to Manchester United tonight with a solid performance at the heart of their defense.

Sturdy as a rock, Maguire won the majority of his duels, both on the ground and in the air, whilst alsreadingad the game brilliantly, making a game-high of five interceptions to frustrate Milan.

Harry Maguire’s game by numbers vs. AC Milan:91% pass accuracy 79 total touches 6 aerials contested 5 interceptions 5 clearances 4 aerials wonPlayed a key role in securing a vital clean sheet. 🔑 pic.twitter.com/zdaSfOz28e

— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) March 18, 2021

The former Leicester City defender never once shied away from throwing his body on the line and also completed 91% of his passes.

While Pogba will take all the plaudits for his goalscoring heroics, Maguire was the real MVP for United, who'll hope that he can maintain this form in the home stretch of their campaign too.

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Flop: Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)

Rashford made only 16 touches in the first-half!

Marcus Rashford's difficult second half of the season continued with another forgetful outing.

Deployed on the left wing, the Manchester United number 10 couldn't really impact the game anyway and failed to test the Rossoneri either.

Solskjaer on Rashford: "Marcus had a little twinge we couldn’t take the risk but hopefully he won’t be too bad." pic.twitter.com/cikFkSM89I

— UTFR 🇾🇪 (@ManUtd_HQ) March 18, 2021

To make matters worse, he then picked up a knock to his ankle and was later substituted at the break for Pogba.

Rashford has now gone six games in all competitions without scoring a goal.

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Hit: Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)

Tomori is making his €28 million price look like a steal

It wasn't all doom and gloom for Milan, who saw a few good individual performances tonight despite the loss, none better than Fikayo Tomori's.

The former Chelsea man stood firm when United threw the kitchen sink, showing aggression without getting down too harshly.

With 86% pass success, he was the key to building from the back as well as getting the ball out from tight situations.

Tomori completed all three of his attempted tackles and made two interceptions too, as he continues to impress with his new side.