In front of a huge crowd at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, Erik ten Hag's Reds took time to get going, but found fluency just before half-time with goals from Scott McTominay and Anthony Martial.
It was a different kind of test to our pre-season opener against Liverpool, with the hosts opting to sit deep and frustrate our litany of attacking talents. But United remained patient and stayed true to Ten Hag's possession-based style, with Jadon Sancho again in mesmerising form down the right flank.
Even after 10 half-time changes, there were two more goals in the second period, as youngsters Zidane Iqbal and Charlie Savage impressed again, and captain Marcus Rashford opened his pre-season account.