Manchester United booked their place in the EFL Cup semi-final last night with a 4-1 drubbing of West Ham at Old Trafford.
With their manager not on the touchline due to Jose Mourinho serving a one-match suspension, United made easy work of the Hammers - with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Anthony Martial both grabbing a brace.
But if we're talking about the best moment in the game, that goes to Phil Jones, who was making his fifth appearance of the season for the Red Devils after injury troubles.
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In the 28th minute, Jones cut out an attempted pass in behind from West Ham with a delightful piece of skill that even after watching multiple replays, I'm still not completely sure whether he meant it or not.
Running back towards goal, the United No.4 managed to regain possession for his side and find Antonio Valencia courtesy of a no-look headed pass.
It's comfortably the greatest individual piece of play we have ever seen in football, trumping anything that Zinedine Zidane, Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Cristiano Ronaldo have ever produced.
Sadly we are yet to get access to close-up of the footage to see Jones' lovely facial expressions, but no doubt he'll be busting them out in United's next game.
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All joking aside, Jones has been a pivotal factor in United's return to form. In the five games he has played in thus far this term, United are undefeated having picked up three wins and two 1-1 draws.
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