Courage, a near-perfect showing and a long way from Barnet: Heroes and Villains from Sheffield United 2, Man Utd 1

The two goalscorers hit the headlines after netting their first league goals for the club, but there was also a heroic defensive display and a rare bit of good fortune involved as the Blades picked up their second - and by a distance, most impressive - league victory of the campaign.

Here, our man Danny Hall picks out his heroes and villains from the game.

Kean Bryan

Where else to start? Parachuted in from the cold for only his third Premier League start, it was a special night for the Manchester-born former captain of Manchester City's academy.

Playing in an unfamiliar left wing-back role with Enda Stevens, Ben Osborn and Max Lowe all injured, Bryan stood up well to the unenviable defensive task of keeping Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford quiet, and then capped his display with the Blades' opener.

He made way before the hour mark but his work was done, and he has certainly not let anyone down when called upon this season. Still only 24 years of age, Bryan has the belief that he can play at Premier League level and may just have changed a few minds about his future at this football club.

Last night was a far cry from the struggles against non-league Barnet in the cup a few years back and it'll be an evening that lives long in the memory for this young man, no matter where his career takes him in the future.

Aaron Ramsdale

Fouled by Harry Maguire for Anthony Martial's 'goal' that wasn't given - much to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's annoyance - all eyes were on the United goalkeeper to see how he would react, especially given his recent shaky form and the fact Man Utd possess probably the finest array of attacking talent in the Premier League.

No concerns on either front. The little he had to do in the way of saves was done with the minimum of fuss, handling a well-struck free-kick by Bruno Fernandes with apparent ease, but the most impressive aspect of Ramsdale's performance was how he twice, late in the game, came miles off his line to claim some lofted crosses and relieve the pressure that was threatening to build on the Blades.

It would have been easy, and a little bit understandable, too, for Ramsdale to stay in the safety of his six-yard box and let his defenders try and deal with it. If he'd dropped the ball and cost a goal, snatching the most impressive of wins away from his side, who knows if he would have recovered.

But he was decisive and confident in calling for the ball, and icy-cool under pressure to claim it. His little look back and smile at Maguire as he lay with the ball in his hand was brilliant, and it might have gone under the radar a little - but that took some real courage from the young man.

He spoke well in his pre-match press conference about his season so far, and he backed up those words at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.

Ollie Norwood and his midfield pals

Another man criticised and, in parts, ridiculed by supporters this season. What a way to bounce back.

Against his former club Norwood was outstanding, dictating the pace of United's play but also doing more than his fair share of work going the other way too. One tackle on Paul Pogba, as the World Cup winner drove towards him, was outstanding and it shouldn't be overlooked how well Norwood, John Fleck and John Lundstram fared against a midfield of Pogba, Bruno Fernandes and Nemanja Matic, almost £200m worth of talent.

Fleck, too, looked back to his best, leaving Matic for dead with a quick turn and then embarassing £50m man Aaron Wan-Bissaka by nutmegging him and drawing a cruel foul from Axel Tuanzebe.

United's big players all joined the party and it enabled them to establish the foothold in the game that they needed, if they were to walk away from Old Trafford with anything.

Paul Pogba

A hero from a Blades perspective, but a villain from the viewpoint of the opposition last night.

Pogba has been close to unplayable in recent weeks, showing the kind of form that made him a £96m player. But his defending for United's winner was abject. Burke twice had a shot at goal, his second finding the back of the net, and Pogba hardly moved an inch as the ball came into his box three times.

Much was made about Norwood's defending for two goals conceded against Spurs, but they were errors. Neither can be put down to a lack of effort or application, which is what this looked like from the French superstar. Not that the original United were complaining too much...

Phi Jagielka

Saving the best for last. When the team news was released an hour before kick-off, the sight of 38-year-old Jagielka at centre-half had Blades fans howling with derision. How would he cope against Martial, Greenwood and Rashford, they cried? Wow. That's how to silence their doubters!

I am a self-confessed harsh judge of players in the matchday ratings for The Star. Since I started, I think I've given two or three 10/10 performances and Jagielka almost became the latest last night.

The only blot on his copybook was losing Harry Maguire for Man Utd's equalising goal, but he's not the first or the last to suffer that fate. Otherwise, he was unbelievable. The sound of him barking instructions at his teammates rang around the empty Old Trafford as United put in an inspired rear-guard action and he was deservedly voted man-of-the-match.

His tweet after the game summed it up nicely, accompanied by the hashtag #38: "Few more miles on the clock. Big team performance."

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