Daniel James played for the first half and Aaron Wan-Bissaka the second, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave much-needed playing time to 23 members of a 24-man squad that was named for the match.
Unused substitute David De Gea watched from the bench, while Lee Grant, Eric Bailly, Victor Lindelof and Romelu Lukaku all supported the team from the stands after being rested due to what the manager has described as “niggles”.
Academy graduates Marcus Rashford and James Garner scored the decisive goals, with finishes that Solskjaer would have have been proud of during his predatory playing career.