Man Utd player showed true colours with antics after all three goals vs Athletic Club

striker Joshua Zirkzee displayed exactly why he is becoming a fan favourite at with his reaction to Thursday's against . The Dutchman will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a hamstring injury against Newcastle United in April, but his stock is still rising off the pitch.

United visited San Mames as the underdogs against La Liga's fourth-placed team and one of the most formidable defences in Europe this season. But Ruben Amorim's side continued where they left off in their dramatic quarter-final comeback over Lyon to blow the hosts away in the first half. Casemiro headed United into a 30th-minute lead after tricky wing play by Harry Maguire and Manuel Ugarte's flick-on from his cross.

The Red Devils were in dreamland seven minutes later when Norwegian referee Espen Eskas was sent to the monitor after a challenge from Daniel Vivian on Rasmus Hojlund.

Vivian saw red for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity, having pulled Hojlund to the ground, stopping him from connecting with a drilled cross across the goal.

Bruno Fernandes made no mistake from the penalty spot and then calmly finished past Julen Agirrezabala on the brink of half-time to make it 3-0 and take the result out of doubt.

As United supporters celebrated the surprise performance around the world, Zirkzee was one of them as he continued his recovery at home.

Throughout the night, the No. 11 shared a series of videos on his Instagram story as all three goals went in.

After Casemiro's opener, Zirkzee remained silent as he filmed the replay, captioning the clip: "GET INNN!!!!! COME ON BOYS!!!!! [three love heart emojis]"

The second video was far from muted. As Fernandes confidently tucked home his penalty, Zirkzee couldn't help but shout "NEVER IN DOUBT" twice, followed by "COME ONNN! VAMOSSS!"

The 23-year-old ramped up the volume as Fernandes netted United's third, screaming in delight with the caption: "My captain!!!!!!!"

Zirkzee managed just seven goals and three assists in 48 games across his first season at Old Trafford.

However, he recovered from an unproductive start to grow into his role as one of Amorim's attacking midfielders rather than a striker with limited service.

Zirkzee's improvement throughout the campaign hasn't gone unnoticed among supporters, made clear by the doom and gloom that surrounded his hamstring lay-off.

United are now favourites to return to Bilbao for the May 21 final, where a fourth meeting with Tottenham Hotspur this term could await after their 3-1 first-leg win against Bodo/Glimt.

Fit or not, Zirkzee would likely be among the travelling party for the match that would define both clubs' disastrous seasons.