Manchester United are doing something in Europe that they look incapable of in the Premier League

This is more like it. Manchester United resembled a Ruben Amorim team in the Basque Country. The wing-backs got forward and into crossing positions, the No.10s combined, the striker ran the channels, and the midfielders looked for quick balls into the final third.

It wasn't a thrill-a-minute, but it was a mature European performance in many ways, only damaged by a moment of misfortune or a penalty area mistake, depending on your point of view. Andre Onana hadn't been involved until Mikel Oyarzabal scored his penalty, given after Bruno Fernandes was harshly penalised.

Until then, United were comfortable, if not dominant on the scoreboard. As they attained that control in the first half, they gradually began to turn up the tempo.

Bit by bit, Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro began to run the game. The back three was solid - Matthijs de Ligt was again excellent - and Diogo Dalot and Patrick Dorgu got forward well. So much of it was what Amorim wants, but so rarely gets to see.

Dalot and Dorgu both raided down their flanks well. Dalot picked out Fernandes for one big chance and should have squared to Hojlund for another. Dorgu was always looking to be on the front foot.

United's confidence in the game is evident from the stats. They had just 32% of possession in the first half but by the end of the game, that was up to 45%, and it felt like more than that.

When the goal came, it was a classic of the system: winning the ball on one side of the pitch, quickly switching it to the other, and then seeing the two attacking players behind Rasmus Hojlund combine. Alex Remiro won't want to see his efforts in goal back, but United clearly deserved the lead.

It was the kind of performance that makes you think they can win the Europa League