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Manchester United made the perfect start to their Europa League clash with Granada.
When the quarter-final clash Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes wasn't being overshadowed by streakers, it was showcasing United's real intent to win Europe's secondary competition.
Besides, there were real question marks about the decision to start the relatively unfit Marcus Rashford, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer clearly wanted to field his best team in Spain regardless.
And his call paid off within the opening 45 minutes as Rashford opened the scoring against United's La Liga opponents, rounding off a move that was so quick it defied the television cameras.
David de Gea passed the ball to Victor Lindelof in the United penalty area, before the Swedish centre-back slowly marauded forward and had one eye on playing a long ball over the top.
And in the spirit of Toni Kroos earlier this week, Lindelof did indeed pull the trigger and lofted the ball to Rashford who greeted it with a first touch befitting of the pass.
Marry that to a smart finish and it was the perfect way for the Red Devils to open the scoring in such a crucial game for their season. Take a look at the strike down below:
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