UEFA Europa League 2019-2020: Astana 2-1 Manchester United - 3 talking points 

Manchester United v FK Astana: Group L - UEFA Europa League
Manchester United v FK Astana: Group L - UEFA Europa League

#1 Dreams coming true

Manchester United v FK Astana: Group L - UEFA Europa League
Manchester United v FK Astana: Group L - UEFA Europa League

22 years 26 days - This was the average age of Manchester United's starting XI against Astana. This was also the youngest side they have ever named for a match in a major European competition.

Seven of the eleven who started the game are teenagers. Ethan Laird, Di'Shon Bernard and Dylan Levitt started the game, Largie Ramazani, Ethan Galbraith and D'Mani Mellor came off the bench.

Garner and Levitt were superb. They controlled the midfield from the first minute till the end. Garner tried to keep the ball moving, whereas his partner played with more attacking thoughts, looking to thread passes forward.

Angel Gomes was bright at patches but didn't create anything special. His strike from the free-kick was encouraging but a good stop from the goalkeeper didn't help him to make his day good. Chong had a disappointing outing.

He lacked movement and missed a glorious chance to extend the lead. Solskjaer won't be too critical of his players but Nicky Butt has work to do. Anyways, these are the opportunities which would give them the experience of playing at higher strange.

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Edited by Zaid Khan