Tom Cleverley
A nightmare for the youngster, who was given just five minutes before a poor tackle from Kevin Davies curtailed his afternoon and his start to the season.

Anderson
Omnipresent at times. The Brazilian is showing the benefits of a sustained run of fitness and involvement, and he is revelling in United's mantra of one-touch pass-popping.

Ashley Young
A slightly quieter afternoon for the England winger, as the majority of United's attacks came down Bolton's left flank, but nevertheless a solid display to prolong his fine start to life at the Reds.

Wayne Rooney
Magnificent, once again. Three shots spawned three goals and a second successive hat-trick, and he is pulling all the strings in United's new-look attack.

Javier Hernandez
Took only five minutes of his first start of the season to score, and looked absolutely lethal throughout. How his first hat-trick eluded him remains a mystery, but it will come sooner rather than later.

Substitutes

Michael Carrick (on for Tom Cleverley, 8 mins)
Thrown into the mix in difficult circumstances, but brought his trademark cool and calm to the