De Ligt's smart finish turned the game around to make it 2-1, as he slid in to net his second goal for the club with 26 minutes on the clock.
A first effort at Old Trafford will have tasted that much sweeter as 10-man United hung on to win 3-2 in front of a rapturous crowd in M16.
Matthijs spoke to MUTV following our latest victory.
"I think it was a hard-fought win," began the 25-year-old.
"I think as you said in the second half with ten men, [we were] fighting and even scoring is a really good achievement from us in that second half.