The dominance of Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez may in part be explained by the news that United midfielder Michael Carrick was playing with a broken toe.

• 在场上主导伊涅斯塔和哈维的出色表现与红魔中场卡里克的蹩脚秀相对比后，就更能解释为何曼联要增加队伍中场的实力了。