5 takeaways from Manchester United's first game of the season

#3 Bailly and Lindelof can be United's first choice centre-backs

Victor Lindelof (second left) and Eric Bailly (centre) - United's centre-back partnership for the future

Eric Bailly and Victor Lindelof only played 99 minutes together as a centre-back partnership in 2017-18. However, versus Leicester City, they proved that they should be the first choice pairing for Jose Mourinho.

Mourinho desperately tried to add another centre-back to his squad in the transfer window, with Leicester's Harry Maguire, Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld and Jerome Boateng linked most frequently.

None arrived, but the solutions lie in Mourinho's squad already. Bailly and Lindelof were assured in possession, strong in the tackle and looked untroubled against a strong counter-attacking team. This pair may have saved United's board £80 million.