There was perpetually a sense that Jose Mourinho wasn't precisely the propulsion behind the £52m transfer of Fred to Manchester United.

The Brazilian had an honest begin to life at previous Trafford however light into the background most that Andreas Pereira and Scott McTominay started obtaining minutes previous him.

However, with ten players disjointed or suspended, Fred was written into emergency service within the United center because the three-time champions tried to claw back from a 2-0 1st leg deficit.

Fred was tidy and composed in what clad to be a 3-1 triumph that saw United reach the last eight on away goals. It looked to be vainly, though, till Diogo Dalot's drive won United a penalty because it affected the arm of Presnel Kimpembe.

The game was delayed for many minutes because the referee checked replay when replay before the spot-kick was rewarded. throughout it all, the Paris Saint Germain players swarmed within the box. once the penalty was given, Marcus Rashford was pushed, shoved and sneered at.

Keith Apostle, on statement duty for Virgin Media, known as their antics 'niggly nonsense'.

Fortunately for United, Fred was straight on the scene to push Juan Bernat and 2 of his teammates away. He patted Rashford on the rear and marshalled the PSG lads aloof from the scene.

The box empty, it absolutely was up to Rashford to place his facet ahead for the primary time within the two-legged tie.

And duly, together with his 1st ever senior penalty, Rashford thundered it home.

MARCUS bloody RASHFORD!

Serious nerve!
Serious bottle!
Serious penalty!#PSGMUN #UCL #VMSport pic.twitter.com/uEmKk0J7SB

— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) 6 марта 2019 г.

The diminutive Brazilian had Rashford's back and therefore the young striker paid him back in victorious kind.