Manchester United (5) 2-2 (4) AC Milan: 5 Men who impressed for the Red Devils

#2 Jesse Lingard

Jess Lingard had an impactful outing from the bench

The Englishman started the game on the bench and was brought on to replace Mata in the 65th minute. Lingard was slotted into the No.10 role and continued the high press that has now become a characteristic of this new look United team.

The Englishman was busy as a bee on the field, hounding the opposition when the Red Devils lost possession while combining well with Rashford and Martial in the final third in attack.

Lingard regularly dropped down, trying to initiate attacks from the deep and also helping out his midfielders to regain control of the game. And he made quite a few good runs from the deep that opened up the defence. From one such move, United got back into the game.

Anthony Martial received the ball from Luke Shaw outside the box and then set up Lingard with a perfectly weighted pass. The Englishman took a couple of touches inside the box and then slotted the ball into the far corner. It was a goal that took the game to tiebreakers. Lingard also scored from his penalty kick.