His second came at the end of a great section of team play, which culminated in Mason Mount backheeling to set Manuel Ugarte clear. Hojlund passed Ugarte’s low first-time cross into the net. He looked possibly offside but the goal was given after a VAR check.

Garnacho put the ball into an empty net but it was Hojlund, who dispossessed the Bodo/Glimt goalkeeper, who took far too long on the ball in his own box before wrestling the striker down. As per Opta, United have scored in the opening minute of a major European game for the first time since March 1991, when Brian McClair scored against Montpellier.