The Sport Analytic

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See the numbers behind Manchester Utd's victory

Manchester Utd created chances worth 3.6 expected goals while limiting AC Omonia to 0.1 xG. This season, Manchester Utd have averaged 2.0 xG per Europa League game.

United got the ball in good positions, playing 30 key passes, while AC Omonia managed two. United also played 25 successful balls into the opponent's box, up from five in their last game (against Everton).

Manchester Utd were adventurous in possession, taking only 12% of their touches in the defensive third. AC Omonia held 63% of possession in their defensive third.

Manchester Utd played 74 passes into the final third, while AC Omonia managed just five.

Casemiro, our man of the match, attempted 79 passes and pressed the opponent 15 times - more than any other player in a United shirt

Casemiro both won (six) and lost (five) more aerial duels than any other player on the pitch.

Casemiro attempted five challenges (more than any other player on the pitch) resulting in three successful tackles (joint-most in the match, alongside Adam Lang).

Bruno Fernandes created some of the best chances of the game - tallying an xA of 0.9 (more than anyone else on the pitch).

Bruno Fernandes played five successful passes into the opponent's box - more than any other player on the pitch.

Bruno Fernandes has played the joint-most successful balls into the opponent's box in the Europa League this season, alongside Luis Alberto of Lazio and Union SG's Loic Lapoussin (all with nine).

In this match, Fernandes successfully received 17 progressive passes and has successfully received more progressive passes than any other player in the Europa League (41).