Amad Diallo, Manuel Ugarte and Bruno Fernandes all impressed as Manchester United defeated Leicester City in Ruud van Nistelrooy's final match at interim head coach.
Van Nistelrooy made three changes from the side that defeated PAOK in midweek with Marcus Rashford, Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez selected instead of Alejandro Garnacho, Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans from the start.
United began as the better of the two sides at Old Trafford and took a deserved early lead when captain Fernandes fired into the bottom corner from the edge of the box after a superb backheel assist from the lively Amad.
Leicester weren't going to go down without a fight though and wasted a superb opportunity to equalise when Wilfred Ndidi latched onto a precise through ball but could only fire straight at the onrushing Andre Onana, while Harry Winks also fired a tame effort at the United goalkeeper.
Those missed chances would cost the visitors and they found themselves two goals down before half-time when defender Victor Kristiansen converted the ball into his own net after a brilliant cross into the box from Noussair Mazraoui.
Leicester were the better side after the restart, but never came close to punishing what was at times a particularly poor United performance. They were once again made to pay for their wasted momentum when substitute Alejandro Garnacho sealed the win with a stunning strike in front of the Stretford End to give Van Nistelrooy the fitting farewell to his spell as interim head coach.
Here is how we rated the United players during the 3-0 win:
5. Noussair Mazraoui - 7
Another assured performance at left-back. He deserved an assist for his excellent cross that lead to the second goal. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
6. Manuel Ugarte - 7
The unsung hero of the win. He kept things simple in midfield and made the right decisions more often than not. A real bright performance. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
7. Casemiro - 6
He looked better on the ball than he did off it. A few neat passes in the final third to keep his side in control of the match and some good recovery work. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
8. Bruno Fernandes - 7
The difference maker in attack. His directness was crucial for United in a game that was a lot closer than it felt and looked by full-time. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images