Stroll on: Rooney taps in the third on stroke of half-time

Deploying Young through the middle behind Rooney was a surprise when it is on the left wing that he has excelled for United so far this season. But it enabled him to accommodate Downing as well and he clearly wanted to do that when the new Liverpool winger has been so impressive in training.

Capello also pointed to the fact that Young is not exactly new to the role, having played there regularly for Aston Villa and occasionally for England.

It worked pretty well, even if Capello eventually replaced Young with James Milner to provide the midfield with a bit more support to protect their three-goal advantage.

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