Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick as Manchester United came from behind to comfortably beat Ipswich Town.
The visitors, who beat Sunderland on their Premier League return last weekend, led when Leif Davis scored a fine half-volley after wonderful wing play by Abdul Fatawu.
But the whole momentum of the game turned when Marcelino Nunez slipped, allowing United to break from a corner and Matheus Cunha fed Fernandes to score.
United then led when Harry Maguire’s shot was deflected in by Jacob Greaves for an own goal. The ball hit Maguire’s arms in the build-up but the goal was allowed since he did not score it himself.
Three minutes later Ipswich centre-back Greaves was involved again, chopping down Cunha for a penalty – which Fernandes dispatched.
The United captain then grabbed his third, pouncing after Kobbie Mainoo and Bryan Mbeumo both had shots blocked.
Fernandes then sent Mbeumo away with a ball over the top and his shot hit the crossbar before spinning over the line to make it 5-1 to the hosts.
Ipswich grabbed a late consolation when Julio Enciso cut the ball back for half-time substitute Chuba Akpom to score.
Man Utd analysis: Fernandes the hero for United again
Where would Manchester United have been for the past six years without Fernandes? Luckily that is not a question they need to ask or answer because they do have him.
This week he was named the Professional Footballers’ Association’s men’s player of the year for last season’s exploits, where he broke a Premier League record with 21 assists.
And he followed that up with his third hat-trick in a United shirt to take his tally up to 113 goals in 330 games.
Michael Carrick’s side really needed their captain to step up to the plate too after going behind.
Having lost 2-0 to Hull last weekend, they were in danger of becoming just the fourth top-flight team ever to lose their first two games of a season against newly promoted clubs.
They could have been trailing by more than one goal too – with Senne Lammens being called into action more than once.
But the Portuguese scored thrice and then set up Mbeumo for the fifth goal.
Moments after the hat-trick goal Fernandes shot from the centre circle but his effort landed on the roof of the net.
United ended up having 33 shots, their most in a Premier League match since October 2016 against Burnley, including one where Mbeumo hit the bar from two yards out when faced with an open goal from Marcus Rashford’s ball.
The ultimate manner of the victory means there will be less focus on their second goal – which would have been disallowed had the VAR not ruled that Greaves diverted Maguire’s shot into his own net.
