UEFA Europa League 2019-20 | Manchester United 3-0 Partizan Belgrade: 3 reasons why the Red Devils won

#1 Manchester United’s attacking trio dazzle in the Mancunian rain

Martial was brilliant for United

For Partizan Belgrade’s visit, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer preferred the youthful trio of Greenwood, Martial and Rashford as the Norwegian sought to ruffle the Serbian side’s feathers with pace. And, the triumvirate repaid their manager’s faith as each put in an accomplished display.

Rashford was sharp throughout the encounter and could’ve easily bagged himself a hat-trick, had he not fluffed his lines in the first half. More encouragingly though, he seemed high on confidence and was willing to take on defenders and carve openings for his teammates.

Martial, meanwhile, functioned well as the focal point and his off-the-ball running caused the visitors plenty of problems. The Frenchman capped off his display with a sensational goal when he tiptoed past several challenges before nudging the ball past the keeper.

As for Greenwood, the youngster was bright and always looked a threat in the final third. He displayed decisiveness in the penalty box when he coolly cut inside his marker and beat Vladimir Stojkovic at his near post.

So far this season, Manchester United have not had a lot to shout about. Though there has been the odd positive performance, they’ve largely failed to inspire.

Thus, the zeal shown by their front three against Belgrade could act as a shot in the arm, especially at a time when they’re crying out for inspiration.