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Fred's inventiveness 

The spotlight was always going to be 

on one player for Manchester United's 

first goal, but Fred was unquestionably 

the unsung hero of a stunning shot.

The show-stopping moment was Cristiano

 Ronaldo's rocket of a finish, but he had 

room to exploit courtesy to Fred grabbing

 Rodrigo Bentancur's attention in midfield 

and then flicking a beautiful pass into 

the path of his centre forward, effectively

 pulling his opponent's midfielder 

out of the game. 

Under Ralf Rangnick, Fred has often 

played in a more advanced role, where his 

pressing can be better utilized, but it has 

also helped to uncover some inventiveness

 in his game that had been missing until now.