Sunderland vs Manchester United: Five lessons we learned

4. Are we looking at United’s future no.7?

Adnan Januzaj

Adnan Januzaj has certainly taken the world by storm. Rarely has anyone seen such brilliance on the field coming from an 18-year-old.

Januzaj was given the license to roam on the field yesterday, and he provided a spark to United’s game that was missing for the past couple of years.

Even when surrounded by defenders twice as big as him, he was a picture of calmness when it came to passing the ball, and the two goals in the end were truly well deserved.

The step overs, the darting runs and the brilliant positioning showed the maturity and the rare talent that this teenager possesses. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that United have found a prospective owner for that legendary no.7 jersey.

The last 18-year-old I remember being so confident on the ball wears the no.7 at Real Madrid today. Fingers crossed.