Cristiano Ronaldo's gestures give Manchester United an added boost to ending Arsenal's winning start

The last Manchester United Premier League goalscoring debutant against Arsenal laid it on for the latest. As headline-grabbing as Antony's impact was, it was an old scourge of Arsenal's who inflicted a first defeat of the season on them.

Just like six-and-a-half years ago, Marcus Rashford's Sunday ended with two goals and an assist against Arsenal, for ever willing patsies to United just when they appeared to be a serious side.

Rashford reacted to his winning goal by jumping for joy as identically as he did when he finished his first goals past Arsenal as an 18-year-old, this time at the Stretford End. Same outcome, different end.

All of this on an afternoon when a section of the crowd sounded audibly irked with Rashford more than once with his style. Fernandes out-pressed Rashford at times and United seemed to miss Anthony Martial's pressing triggers their coaches rhapsodized about during pre-season.

Yet bizarrely, this was also a proper striker's performance from Rashford, his first goal deflecting in scruffily off Gabriel when the Brazilian had no right to be breathing down his neck. The second was served on a plate by the superb Christian Eriksen.

Admittedly, Rashford's goal came after he was relocated to the wing to accommodate Cristiano Ronaldo but the area he drifted into was very much centre forward territory. It is still not a coincidence Rashford truly came alive playing off the left, where Jadon Sancho failed to unnerve the auxiliary right-back Ben White.

Soon, the soundtrack changed. "He's born to play, in red and white," the Stretford End chorused. Erik ten Hag had already readied Fred and Jadon Sancho's number was up. Whether the number changed from 10 to 25 is unclear.

Four victories out of six, two