Mason Mount also returned from injury, starting in midfield with Hannibal and Casemiro, and he looked like the £60million player United signed from Chelsea.
Mount only played 45 minutes, with Ten Hag carefully managing his workload, but he created three chances and provided the assist for the hosts’ second.
All three must start again on Saturday to give United the best chance of replicating their midweek performance and sealing back-to-back league wins.
It would be intriguing to see how United shape up with Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund returning to the fold.
Possible United XI: Onana; Dalot, Varane, Lindelof, Amrabat; Casemiro, Fernandes, Mount; Garnacho, Rashford, Hojlund.
