‘A lovely footballer’: Gary Lineker reacts to Man United’s 5-1 win over Leeds

Fernandes hit a hat-trick as the Red Devils got their Premier League campaign off to a flying start with a fine performance in front of their home fans at Old Trafford to move top of the table ahead of the rest of this weekend’s fixtures.

Fernandes gave Manchester United the lead in the 30th minute when he collected Pogba’s first-time pass and fired home from close range.

Both Pogba and Fernandes were in excellent form for Manchester United at Old Trafford, with the Frenchman having assisted four of the Red Devils’ five goals.

Lineker wrote: “He’s a lovely footballer is @paulpogba.” And in a separate Tweet shortly after, he added: “He’s a lovely footballer is @B_Fernandes8.”