Five talking points from Manchester United's thrilling 3-2 win over Hull

Moyes’s gambles pays off

When Rafael was limping after just 15 minutes, with the side 2-0 down, Moyes would have been forgiven for bringing on Vidic or Fabio, in place of the injured Brazilian. But, Moyes decided to go for it and brought on Januzaj, which meant that Valencia, who had previously been found wanting in defense, slotted in at right back. And again, when he brought off Fletcher, a more cautious manager would have been tempted to go for a safer option in Michael Carrick, but Moyes brought on Hernandez to play up top with Rooney dropping back to midfield. They were both attacking substitutions, which has been a feature of his reign so far. Those were the type of gambles, which if they go right, can make a manager look like a genius, but if they don’t, they end up looking like a fool. Such are the fine margins in top-flight management and a defeat here would have been costly. Thankfully for Moyes, his side managed to come away with all three points and it was his day in the end.