Greenwood stars for rampant United but it’s an afternoon to forget for Maguire and De Gea
MANCHESTER UNITED shook off a dodgy start at Old Trafford to blast a famous five past Bournemouth and move above Chelsea into fourth place.
Junior Stanislas had humbled Harry Maguire and David de Gea in equal measure to squeeze the Cherries into a first-half lead.
But moments of quality from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's front three wrenched the shackles from his players - leading to some truly sumptuous football.
Star attackers Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Bruno Fernandes got on the scoresheet - while prodigious teen Mason Greenwood continued to announce himself with a superb double.
Here's how SunSport rated each Red Devils performer.
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David de Gea - 5
The Spaniard looked a touch cumbersome all afternoon, trying to zip quick passes but often scuffing them and leaving his team-mates with a tricky task.
Marcus Rashford - 7
Still finding his feet since the restart, Rashford did manage to get involved in plenty of good things for his side.
United's No10 converted from the penalty spot to give his side the lead for the first-time in the afternoon.
He also provided more evidence of his excellent vision and passing ability, with one stunning lofted through ball to Fernandes in the first-half particularly catching the eye.
Anthony Martial - 8
The Frenchman looks a man reborn in a red shirt at the moment.
Martial appears to have rediscovered his love for the game this season, as the ear-to-ear grin following his goal would attest to.
And what about his goal, an absolutely gorgeous right-footed effort curled into the far top corner of Ramsdale's net.
Substitutes
Eric Bailly (for Lindelof, 46) - Contributed to a chaotic Red Devils start to the second-half by needlessly giving away a penalty on the edge of his own box for handball, which Josh King duly converted. 4
Fred (for Matic, 67) - Provided a reminder of his positive form earlier in the season, taking the reigns from Matic and patrolling the midfield, even stinging Ramsdale's palms with a decent effort. 6
Daniel James (for Greenwood, 75) - Appears to have lost his place to Greenwood for good now, and will struggle to make it his again. 5
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Juan Mata (for Rashford, 80) - Buzzed around in his usual fashion but didn't have enough time to make much of an impact. 5
Odion Ighalo (for Martial, 80) - Looked lively and perhaps should have scored, when he bustled his way through on goal before placing an effort wide of the target. 5