season as they fought their way past Sampdoria in Dublin.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan opened the scoring in the first half, finishing a swift counter attack and bundling Matteo Darmian’s cross in from close range.
Dennis Praet levelled things after the break, lashing home from the edge of the area to restore parity with a clean strike.
But Juan Mata had the final say, finishing from Anthony Martial’s pull-back to give Jose Mourinho’s side another friendly victory.