Rashford and De Gea's heroics steer Man United past battling Leicester at Old Trafford

“We are all enjoying what is happening here,” Erik ten Hag proclaimed in his pre-match programme notes ahead of the visit of Leicester, buoyed by the return of front-foot football at Manchester United this season, a sight that had Barcelona coach Xavi eulogising over after Thursday’s breathless 2-2 draw with Barcelona.

Ten Hag is right to feel very pleased with himself at what he has accomplished in a short time in England. It is the return of the enjoyment factor that is most impressive, with the improvement in results an added bonus.

It took a while for United to get going against the in-form Foxes on Sunday, with some superhuman stops from David de Gea reminding everyone that a goalkeeper is just as important as any fleet-footed crowd pleaser further forward, but once they clicked into gear some of the football on show was electrifying, with the finishing touch applied, of course, by Marcus Rashford.

The England international’s double in the 3-0 victory, which could have easily been a hat-trick, took his tally to 24 for the season, two more than his career best for a season.

Since the World Cup, Rashford has 16 goals in all competitions – six more than any other player across Europe’s major leagues and 12 more than Chelsea have mustered in the same period.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Rashford said: "Overall a good day. They created good opportunities and David made a great save at the end of the first half, without that we can't go on to win the game.

"It's still early in the season, we're fighting for a lot of different things and we have another big game in the week to hopefully go through to the next round of the Europa League and then a massive game for us [against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final].

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