After holding off the hosts for a while, West Ham conceded the opener to United in the 33rd minute, as Nemanja Matic deflected a Pedro Obiang attempted pass and began
a swift counterattack that saw Marcus Rashford perfectly tee up Lukaku for his first Old Trafford goal.
Gifted with a supreme passing ability and a tendency to play
swift, long, diagonal balls (as shown in the Squawka diagram below), Xhaka's playmaking style is perfectly suited to the quick,
counterattacking prowess of the Swiss front three.