Beyond Bruno Fernandes’s hat-trick, the performance of Kobbie Mainoo or the hole in Old Trafford’s roof, many came away from Manchester United’s 5–2 victory over Ipswich Town last weekend mulling over Youri Tielemans’s mimicry.
The summer recruit from Aston Villa hadn’t even touched the ball. It was instead his decision to precisely follow the stuttering steps Fernandes took before striking his second-half penalty which caught the eye of so many.