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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United side finally picked up their first win since their 4-0 whitewash of Chelsea on the opening weekend of the current Premier League season.
A tight affair was contested with Leicester City, who had been unbeaten before the full-time whistle on Saturday afternoon, with Marcus Rashford’s penalty being the only factor splitting the two sides.
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Eight minutes into the match, the England international was tripped inside the area by Caglar Soyuncu, and he duly stepped up to slot home the winner.
One of United’s midfielders mirrored their iconic ‘Red Devils’ nickname by epitomising precisely what that could be with an impressive all-round showing.
Scott McTominay was imperative to the home side picking up all three points at Old Trafford in both an attacking sense as well as defensively too – he was a real thorn in Brendan Rodgers’ side.
Averaging one of the highest pass success rates in the United lineup at 81.6%, the defensive midfielder also got up the pitch recording four dribbles which was only allowed to happen as Paul Pogba’s absence saw Nemanja Matic earn a rare start – his first of the season.
Industrious could be one superlative used to describe the 22-year-old after he won the ball back seven times, including a 100% success rate with his tackling.
McTominay also won three aerial duels on top of recording two interceptions – he was quite literally everywhere on Saturday.
United lacked in terms of creativity, only four of their ten shots came from inside the penalty area, which potentially was a by-product of missing a player of Paul Pogba’s quality as he scored 13 goals in the Premier League last season, per WhoScored.
The Scotland international showed why he could be a reliable box-to-box option when the system suits – when Fred or Matic are paired with him – but it would be a far riskier gameplan if he was deployed alongside Pogba.
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