You could be forgiven for incorrectly identifying which midfield axis cost £222 million on Wednesday night. Manchester United's victory over Chelsea was just about as comfortable as things have been in the Premier League this season, though neither club can be considered a scalp anymore.
United know the real tests will come next week when they face Bayern Munich and Liverpool, two of the best teams in the world.
Now they would be scalps. PLAYER RATINGS: McTominay and Garnacho good vs Chelsea ANALYSIS: United's new undroppable is giving Ten Hag a problem Another victory against Bournemouth this weekend would help build further confidence ahead of that massive double-header and it is hard to see Erik ten Hag making many changes from the side that eased past Chelsea.
United were much better for dropping Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford, but the biggest positive came in midfield, where they were much closer to the balance that has been missing all season.