PLAYER RATINGS: Pogba registers 4 assists & Bruno Fernandes claims a hat-trick

Manchester United got their Premier League campaign off to a flying start by putting five goals past Leeds United at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Paul Pogba became the first United player to register four assists in a single Premier League game for the club in over 10 years, while Bruno Fernandes found the back of the net three times to claim a hat-trick.

Sportsmail have rated the players and managers from both sides as United walk away with three points...

Manchester United (4-2-3-1):

David De Gea 6

Solid enough although his communication could have been better with his defence. Could do nothing about Ayling’s shot.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 6

Looked solid enough defensively and linked up well with James in attack. His pace helped out his defence at times, too.

Victor Lindelof 7

With Raphael Varane unveiled before kick-off, pressure is on the Swedish defender and he responded well with numerous well-judged interceptions plus an assist.

Harry Maguire 6

Moment of indecision with de Gea wasn’t great but did a good enough job of keeping Leeds danger man Bamford quiet.

Luke Shaw 7

Continued where he left off, with a sound defensive performance complemented by some lung-busting attacking play.

Scott McTominay 7

Still working his way back to full fitness but put in a strong 70 minutes which featured plenty of hard running and sound decision making.

Fred 7

A slightly surprising choice to start but helped McTominay boss the middle and even had time to bomb forward for United’s fifth.

Daniel James 7

Energetic performance, popping up on both wings and covering acres of space. Final ball could still be better.

Bruno Fernandes 10

A stunning 29-minute hat-trick from the player Ole Gunnar Solskjaer does not want to carry his team’s goal-scoring burden this season. All were immaculate finishes.

Paul Pogba 8

Missed a glorious opening when clean through on goal but more than made up for it with the passes for four of United’s five goals!

Mason Greenwood 9

Incredibly sharp, almost capitalising on a back pass to score and setting up a great chance for Pogba. Deserved his goal.

Substitutes

Nemanja Matic for McTominay 69mins, 6

Anthony Martial for Pogba 74mins, 5

Jadon Sancho for James 74mins, 6

Substitutes (not used) Heaton, Mata, Martial, Pereira, Dalot, Sancho, Matic, Williams, Van de Beek.

Leeds United (4-1-4-1):

Illan Meslier 6

Looked sharp and confident under a lot of early United pressure but will have been disappointed with Bruno’s opener and the carnage that followed.

Luke Ayling 6

Stupendous strike levelled the scores - not a bad way to mark a first ever Premier League goal. Kept busy defensively by Pogba and Shaw.

Pascal Struijk 5

Leeds were over-run at the back, almost from kick-off, and Struijk was as bad as anyone. Beaten too easily by Greenwood for his goal.

Liam Cooper 5

Like most of his fellow defenders, looked confused by what was going on as Bielsa tinkered with tactics and formations as the game went on.

Stuart Dallas 6

Moved from full-back into midfield as part of Bielsa’s half-time re-shuffle and immediately set up Ayling’s equaliser.

Robin Koch 4

Filled Kalvin Phillips’ defensive midfield role and while his effort could not be questioned, he left his back four exposed and lost Bruno for the opener.

Raphina 6

Almost gifted United an opener with a poor early back-pass but lovely free-kick delivery should have been converted by Bamford.

Mateusz Klich 5

A by-stander in midfield as United constantly punished Leeds on the counter-attack,. Let Fred jog past him to score United’s fifth.

Rodrigo 6

Struggled to make an impact on the game, short of a couple of decent first half passes, and sacrificed by Bielsa at the break for left-back Firpo.

Jack Harrison 6

Showed some nice touches and was instrumental in Leeds’ more promising attacking moments in the first half.

Patrick Bamford 5

Missed Leeds best chance of the first half with a wayward set-piece header and barely saw the ball again.

Substitutes

Junior Firpo for Rodrigo 45mins, 5

Helder Costa for Harrison 69mins, 5

Tyler Roberts for Bamford 76mins, 5

Substitutes (not used) Klaesson, Forshaw, Roberts, Costa, Phillips, Summerville, Greenwood, Shackleton.

Referee: P Tierney 8