It ended in acrimony with suggestions that Middlesbrough’s Rudy Gestede had attempted to bite Eric Bailly during a late altercation but, beneath such controversy, both managers were left with grounds for cautious optimism.
Hope can be a fragile commodity but on a day when goals from Marouane Fellaini (a routine header), Jesse Lingard (a sublime finish) and Antonio Valenica (a goalkeeping howler) lifted his side to fifth José Mourinho can still dream of gate-crashing the top four while at least, thanks to Gestede, Boro scored their first goal in five league games.
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