"You've got all these players that are leaving the club that are looking like new, dynamic footballers because the shackles are off, and the cloud and the pressure of Old Trafford, the badge, all that that brings, is allowing them to go 'You know what, wow, what a difference that is'.
“How we were playing the last 30 minutes with Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford was really good because we have to create again and build our team, progressing our structure as soon as possible, getting the performances like we did today.”.
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has suggested players have begun to perform better away from Old Trafford because the shackles are lifted when they leave.
"You look at Antony, he's got a man-of-the-match performance and a goal and assist in two games," Ferdinand began on his Rio Presents podcast, referring to the Brazilian winger's form on loan at Real Betis.
“We were playing with some players like Andrés García, like Lamare Bogarde after Ezri Konsa got injured.
