Having been thrashed 7-0 by Liverpool last weekend, the 4-1 victory over Real Betis on Thursday night was the perfect response from Manchester United. Not only did Erik ten Hag's side bounce back from their disappointing defeat with a convincing win, they also took a commanding lead in the Europa League tie ahead of the second leg next week.
It was, in many ways, the perfect evening for United. However, David de Gea, who was making his 526th appearance for the club, once again made headlines for his unconvincing kicking display in the Europa League triumph.
With the score perfectly poised at 1-1 in the latter stages of the first half, the Spanish shot-stopper kicked the ball straight at Betis' Juanmi, who picked out his side's goalscorer Ayoze Perez. Thankfully for United, Bruno Fernandes was able to half-block the shot from the man on loan from Leicester City and the ball bounced across goal and off a post before eventually being cleared.
