Cristiano's frustration is beneficial for the team's development

The match was a turning point for the team that had not achieved a win coming from behind, it confirmed that the approach has to change depending on the context of the match, in the Manchester derby it did not work for them to be uninventive, it was very costly for the club that received a humiliating drubbing.

Conditions changed in the Europa League game, a visit that had to be more comfortable for the club, at times it was a pressure-packed cauldron, Erik ten Hag's team did not feel comfortable after conceding a goal following a mistake by newly arrived Dutch left-back Tyrell Malacia, who made a mistake and put the score back on the board.

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The game changed significantly from the second half where there were vital changes to the flow of the game, Rashford had an immediate impact and on his introduction scored a goal, as did later substitute Martial, both with goals in the first moments of the players on the pitch. The third goal would come after a well-timed assist from Cristiano who tried to shoot at goal and Rashford arrived to poke in the third.

Cristiano was a starter, he showed a lot of intensity in his game, qualities of the player we know, the issue is that he was not determinant with his scoring options, but he was very collaborative in the match, he created space for the first goal and assisted for the third, the three strikers showed dynamism playing together at the same time.

The level of Martial and Rashford on a roll will push Cristiano to be a benchmark

The impact of the strikers will help Cristiano play more involved with his teammates, as the high level of the players improved the team, even Cristiano showed more pace despite his lack of punch in trying to find his goal. The effect of the offense starting to generate is very important, having all three strikers healthy could cause Erik ten Hag to use a line-up with two of them in the starting line-up.