The winger scored his first goal for the club, after earlier forcing a fine block out of home keeper Geronimo Rulli, and looked in confident mood down the right flank, showing the sort of flair that persuaded the Reds to sign him from Borussia Dortmund in the summer after a lengthy transfer pursuit.
It was a moment the noisy travelling band of United fans enjoyed witnessing in the flesh and was just reward for a promising display, sealing the three points after Cristiano Ronaldo's lob broke the deadlock.
"I was so pleased for Jadon," Carrick admitted to club media.