“For us it’s a statement,” Ramsdale said. “It is a marker to know that we can go and beat Man City in a big game when it counts. I am not sure how this season will be but that mental block is gone. We are now ready to move forward.”
United hang in the balance off the pitch as talks over a potential takeover of the Red Devils drag on.
But the arrival of goalkeeper Andre Onana, midfielder Mason Mount and Danish striker Rasmus Højlund has still given manager Erik ten Haag the targets he desired.
United finished third and won the League Cup in Ten Haag’s first season, but went a decade without a Premier League title.