#2 Paul Pogba finally justifies his price tag
While Rooney’s absence from the line-up caught much of the pre-match limelight, the highlight of the match itself will be Paul Pogba’s stellar display against the defending champions.
The 23-year old, who re-joined United for a world-record fee, finally appeared to be a player who had an agenda – an agenda to dominate the game by dictating the play from midfield and picking out killer passes to open up the opposition defence.
His key chip-pass which led to United’s second goal and a number of lofted balls to send his team-mates clear was an exemplary response to his critics – dubbed by Mourinho as ‘footballing Einsteins’ earlier this week.
The Frenchman showed that he was more than capable of being the focal point of an impressive Manchester United performance.
