Manchester United have made a great start to the Premier League campaign, after a 3-1 win away to Bournemouth.
In an evenly contested first half it took a clumsy error from Bournemouth skipper Simon Francis to gift the visitors a fortuitous opening goal fives minutes before half-time.
Ander Herrera played a hopeful lofted ball, which didn’t appear to present any danger to the Cherries’ defence, but Francis’ weak back pass put Artur Boruc under unnecessary pressure and Juan Mata capitalised to stroke the ball home into an empty net.
The second half began in a frenzy and on 59 minutes Wayne Rooney gave the Red Devils a two-goal with a clever header after Anthony Martial’s misdirected shot.
Only five minutes later and Zlatan Ibrahimović scored his first Premier League goal with a sumptuous long-range strike from 25 yards.
However, a clean sheet would escape United when Adam Smith cut in from the right-hand side and scored a powerful left-footed effort from just inside the box.
Here are some of the best reactions on Twitter:
Ibrahimovic has now scored on his Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1 debuts. #MUFC #PL pic.twitter.com/aJNzDFKp6T
— Manchester United (@ManUnitedWorld) August 14, 2016
Well played @juanmata8.. Probably my MOTM! #mufc #MatchdayMac
— Full Time DEVILS (@FullTimeDEVILS) August 14, 2016
Bailly deserved MOM big, fast, strong & cool on the ball, looks a top signing. Back 4 have all looked solid today. Onwards & upwards! #MUFC
— Danny Rock (@dannyrock03) August 14, 2016
Once again @BlindDaley showing everyone why he was the most important signing of LVG’s era. Pure class. We can’t let him go #MUFC
— Selena (@MancSel) August 14, 2016
Herrera very tidy today. No reason to suggest he can’t be the one to pair with Pogba. Defensively very well organised too. #MUFC
— Simon Russell (@SimonRussell89) August 14, 2016
Bailly has the same presence on the pitch as Vidic did. Going to be some player for us. #MUFC
— Alex (@Alex_Crean) August 14, 2016
Bailly MOTM again. Well done lad. Thought lots of players played well. Thought Herrera was excellent. Personally MOTM for me #MUFC
— Neil Humphrey (@nhumphrey4466) August 14, 2016
Well, a clean sheet would have been good, but I think we can label this one ‘encouraging’. #MUFC
— Sir Alex Ferguson (@Furious_Fergie) August 14, 2016
What a game that was, Has shown that all the business done is already paying off and it only gets better as Pogba is now available. #MUFC
— Stretford End (@StrettyEnds) August 14, 2016
Confident, organised, ruthless. Bit of old-school swagger, too. Positive signs from #MUFC. Could be a memorable season.
— Mark Froggatt (@Mark_Froggatt) August 14, 2016
My word, talk about strength in depth. Look at the players who’ve come on, are on the bench and are suspended/injured. The 🔮 is 🔆 #MUFC
— Red Devil’s Advocate (@reddevils_blog) August 14, 2016
Since the start of last season, Ibrahimovic has scored more goals (7) from outside the area than any player in Europe’s top 5 leagues. #MUFC
— Man Utd Malaysia (@MUFC_Malaysia) August 14, 2016
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