United players react to Leeds win
Manchester United’s players took to social media to celebrate Saturday's win following an emphatic start to the 2021/22 campaign.
The Reds thrashed Leeds United 5-1 at Old Trafford and some of the squad tweeted their jubilation following the victory.
Captain Harry Maguire kept his post-match thoughts short and sweet, simply saying: "Well that was fun"
The Reds' no.5 is already in his third campaign as a United player and guided his team to a captivating display.Well that was fun 🤩🔴 pic.twitter.com/mywFwQng05
— Harry Maguire (@HarryMaguire93) August 14, 2021
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Maguire’s defensive partner and new Sweden captain Victor Lindelof referred to the afternoon as 'magical', as he noted how much the fans had been missed, while Luke Shaw was overjoyed with the noise inside the stadium too.
What an atmosphere at OT!! The start we wanted! @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/7UU4gSeoJ0
— Luke Shaw (@LukeShaw23) August 14, 2021
Shaw was an instrumental part of United’s threat down the left-hand side and formed a solid defence showing in the second 45 too.
It was also a terrific afternoon for Paul Pogba, with the France midfielder registering four assists - becoming the first United player to do so in the Premier League era.
BOOM-SHA-KA-LA-KA!
— Paul Pogba (@paulpogba) August 14, 2021
💥💥💥💥💥 #MUFC @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/mKGlbgFeS9
Summer signing Jadon Sancho made his Manchester United debut from the substitutes bench and he tweeted his admiration for the link-up between Pogba and Bruno Fernandes.
The Reds next game is an away trip to Southampton next Sunday in a 14:00 BST kick off.First minutes as a Red,
— Jadon Sancho (@Sanchooo10) August 14, 2021
what a start to the season!
PP x BF link up 🥶 pic.twitter.com/nfifkTYll4