MU crushed lower-ranked opponents: The British press praised Mata and the unexpected hero

The British press focused on praising Mata and MU’s unexpected hero Dean Henderson after his victory over Luton Town.

MU just got their first victory of the season after overcoming the junior club, Luton Town with a score of 3-0. However, “Red Devils” were also quite hard when they had to wait until 44 minutes to open the score on Mata’s penalty spot. Then, Rashford and Greenwood scored at the end of the match respectively to help the home team get their first victory in the new season.

Witnessing this MU victory, the British press was not too excited and focused only on two unexpected heroes in this match. These are Juan Mata and Dean Henderson. On the Daily Mail, writer Matt Barlow did not hesitate to give “winged” compliments to the Spanish midfielder at the beginning of the article.

“MU has had some unexpected highlights, although Solskjaer has not changed much. Juan Mata still showed how good his football skills were at the age of 32. The goal on the penalty spot at the end of the first half helped MU relieve as usual.

This writer also pointed out that Solskjaer did something rare, changing up to 10 positions in the official squad compared to the match against Crystal Palace. The only player not to be replaced was captain Harry Magurie. Dean Henderson has his first official start for “Red Devils” and has a not bad performance.

The English goalkeeper made an excellent save in the 81st minute to help MU escape the goal. If Luton Town equalized at that time, it was not clear how it would turn out. Dean Henderson is the MU player with the highest score of the match according to the Manchester Evening News.

Writer Samuel Luckhurst gave the English goalkeeper 8/10. Another player who has also caught the eye is Jesse Lingard. The midfielder was awarded 7/10 with non-stop efforts on the field. The two players with the lowest score of MU are Wan Bissaka and Ighalo (with 5 points).

The Sun writer Charlie Wyett also put Dean Henderson on the headline of the article titled “Dean Henderson has a dream debut while Mata, Rashford and Greenwood score.”

“After kicking for the MU youth team, Henderson played for Stockport, Grimsby, Shrewbury, Sheffield United on loan before MU’s first-team debut. Finally, the young man also has a chance to play the main kick for MU. It seems that Henderson will not have to work, then suddenly, this goalkeeper proves why he can replace De Gea with a fantastic save.

On the Mirror, writer Mark Jones also pointed out Henderson and Mata as two of the five notable highlights in the match: “After so many loan spells, the moment Dean Henderson waited for was at Kenilworth on the night. Life is sometimes is so weird”.

Henderson left a good impression on MU’s debut day. In fact, this guy doesn’t have to do much. MU’s defense solved the problem quite well, but the save situation at the end of the match showed the quality of the English goalkeeper.

Meanwhile, this writer questions Solskjaer whether to use Juan Mata more in the Premier League after his stellar performance against Luton Town. The Spanish midfielder shows creative ability as well as team connection.