Manchester United vs Benfica: 5 Key Talking Points
Goals: Mile Svilar Own Goal (from Matic's powerful shot); Daley Blind penalty (after Marcus Rashford was brought down in the box)
Manchester United and Benfica played one of those games that meander along for long periods only to be punctuated by the occasional spark of quality and United ended up rather comfortable 2-0 winners as they eased their way to a (most-likely) impregnable position atop Group A (where United have 12 points, Basel and CSKA Moscow 6, and Benfica 0)
Here, then, are the main talking points from the match:
#5 Manchester United create (club) history
Manchester United set a club record 38 games unbeaten at home (11 of them draws, but only 2 in the last 10) as Jose Mourinho goes about doing what he does best - making his teams utterly unbeatable at home.
Even when not at their best, the team has looked solid and unpenetrable, a trait that hasn't been the most common amongst United teams of the recent past and that is an undeniably positive thing.
On the night, Bailly's uncharacteristic tentativeness and sloppiness meant that United looked a bit shaky for once - but then the thing about United is that if you get past that brick wall of red in front of you, you've got David De Gea waiting behind it... and at the end of the day, all that matters is another win, another record for Mourinho and United.
Man loves playing at home, doesn't he?
Speaking of fortresses... just how bloody good is David De Gea, eh?