Paul Ince compared Odion Ighalo's Europa League wondergoal to a training ground exercise, claiming he would not have scored such an effort if the stadium was not closed off to supporters.
Ighalo opened the scoring just before the half hour with a fantastic strike from the edge of the area, while Daniel James, Juan Mata, Mason Greenwood and Andreas Pereira also found the net on a vintage European evening for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's evening.
The Nigeria international took all the plaudits, with many United fans claiming his recent form merited the Ballon d'Or for 2020.
But Ince doubted whether he would have had the confidence to pull off the goal were it not for the ban.
"It reminds me of one of those goals you try in training. If it’s a full house, I don’t know," the former United star explained to BT Sport.
"Maybe I’m doing a disservice to him, but I don’t know…"
Owen Hargreaves, another ex-Red, disagreed with his co-pundit, arguing that Ighalo deserved full credit for his creativity.
"Come on, Incey, that’s a beautiful goal! That’s one of the best goals he’s ever scored," the former midfielder argued.