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Published 15:19 23 Apr 2017 BST
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A nutmeg of Joey Barton is all it takes to open up the Burnley floodgates.
That, and pure power thereafter.
A ball through for Herrera.
A typically measured first-time ball back.
And the rest is history.
Yes, when you put your faith in a French man that lit up the league at times last season, wonderful things can happen.
Jose Mourinho experienced it on Sunday afternoon.
With one scintillating first half performance, Anthony Martial showed his Portuguese boss what he's been missing all this time.
He even helped Wayne f**king Rooney score.
In the absence of the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic, United showed off the strength of their squad and reeled out the like of Rooney and Martial back into the team and it paid immediate dividends.
But the 21-year-old seemed to be out of favour for much of the season having started just 12 Premier League games and he's had to listen to the manager speaking in classically cryptic language about his future too.
So he responded in the best possible way.
https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/856139872540794881
And of course there was more.
https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/856144912722669570
His success therefore brought with it some frustration with fans of the club wanting to see him in the team more often.
https://twitter.com/Codzillahd_/status/856141606776438784
https://twitter.com/Jordan180_/status/856140393410416642
https://twitter.com/NathanTruesdal2/status/856146691711528961
https://twitter.com/Yamani_Benzema/status/856145008822558724
https://twitter.com/Sir_Yoko/status/856144794975907841
https://twitter.com/ebeneezerdud/status/856144680815341569
Some people reckon it was all part of the plan though.
https://twitter.com/TheFootballTerr/status/856146726629117953
https://twitter.com/iambolar/status/856146546848669696
https://twitter.com/harsheyjones/status/856146098754396162
But why did they need a plan for such a talented kid?
https://twitter.com/Mr_CallumWright/status/856141346998034434
As Graeme Souness at half time, "there's a player in that boy."
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