Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick was happy with Nemanja Matic as his "quarterback" in victory over Burnley last night.

Rangnick felt Matic and goalscorer Scott McTominay combined well on the evening.

"It was important to have six fresh players on the pitch," said Rangnick. "I think it paid off. The right players in the right positions.

"It was important to have every player in his best possible position and that's why we decided to play Jadon [Sancho] from the left and Mason [Greenwood] from the right and two strikers up front.

"We decided to play with the two 'sixes' as we did. To have Nemanja in the team, as a sort of quarterback player, who can calm the play down and play passes from that position. And Scotty's energy on the pitch is contagious. That was an extremely good performance by Scotty today.

"He [McTominay] played in a 4-4-2 defensively and a 4-2-4 offensively. Therefore, it was important to have him and Nemanja as the two 'sixes' playing together."