Without Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, Sunday's match with Middlesbrough could've been an occasion Manchester United saw their unbeaten streak in the Premier League come to an end.

However, the Red Devils overcame the challenge to extend that streak to 18 matches, beating Boro 3-1 at the Riverside Stadium in a match that Jose Mourinho's men never looked like losing.

In the absence of the suspended Ibrahimovic, United had to rely on some unlikely goalscorers with Marouane Fellaini, Antonio Valencia and Jesse Lingard all contributing to win the three points.

United have now moved up into 5th position beyond Arsenal and are in touching distance of 4th placed Liverpool. Is Mourinho's team peaking at the right time?

Red Devils supporters also can't believe the difference in some of their so-called struggling players this season with the likes of Fellaini delighting fans with much improved showings in recent weeks.

They took to Twitter on Sunday to enthuse about the Belgian's contribution...

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