Manchester United’s Champions League return ended in disappointment as Harry Kane struck from the spot for Bayern Munich in an entertaining 4-3 earn kicked off by Andre Onana’s clanger.
The European heavyweights are at very various levels appropriate now, with the perennial Bundesliga champions next favourites to acquire a levels of competition that the Pink Devils did not even function in last period.
Absentee-hit United started brightly sufficient at the Allianz Arena, only for Serge Gnabry to rating soon just after ex-Manchester Metropolis forward Leroy Sane’s exertion squirmed past summer season signing Onana.
Rasmus Hojlund scored his first target for the club but Kane immediately slammed home a penalty, with Casemiro scoring possibly side of Mathys Tel’s stoppage-time strike as United experienced a fourth defeat in five matches.
Mail Sport’s Nathan Salt looks at some issues you may well have skipped from Wednesday’s Champions League tie.
Former Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick poses with a enthusiast in Munich on Wednesday
Rangnick returns
A working day for former Manchester United professionals to get in the headlines it appeared, although Ralf Rangnick had substantially a lot less to say when spotted out in Munich.
The ex-interim boss located himself an fascinated observer as he saw United’s Underneath-19s drop their UEFA Youth League opener to Bayern.
Previous United assistant coach and analyst Ewan Sharp was alongside him and both equally were at the Allianz Arena later on in the night for the to start with team’s match.
Given his damning evaluation a yr ago that United necessary ‘open coronary heart surgery’ to restore the club to greatness, a penny for your views now, Ralf?
Ole sticks the boot in
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came out swinging in his initial major job interview due to the fact staying sacked by Manchester United two several years back, calling out ‘egos’ in the dressing home, revealing some players rejected the chance to be captain and also hinted some even refused to train in buy to pressure through exits.
The Norwegian’s comprehensive sit-down with The Athletic was the past matter United needed as they geared up for a heavyweight European clash in Germany, with Solskjaer not keeping again.
‘When you have a team you will need everybody to pull in the very same route. When factors did not go suitable, you could see selected gamers and egos came out,’ Solskjaer claimed.
He also additional that some of the stars in the dressing area ‘weren’t as excellent as their possess notion of them selves,’ in a series of damning indictments from his tenure.
Glazers will not budge
Any hopes that Manchester United’s stuttering start off to the period would force the Glazers into providing the club have been dashed.
A few league defeats in their opening initially 5 game titles, their worst start out to a year since 1989, has not moved the takeover needle with Qatari Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani and British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe however locked in negotiations, while neither are eager to get anywhere around the Glazers’ asking price tag possessing already supplied north of £5billion.
With the 12-thirty day period landmark approaching considering the fact that the Glazers, who have been subject to protests from enthusiasts, declared they had been discovering ‘strategic alternatives’ there have been no official updates.
Bayern Munich extended their unbeaten run in the team stage of the Champions League
Team stage masters
Just what you really don’t require soon after you’ve manufactured your worst start off to a league year given that 1989 – a excursion to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
The Germans went into the match with a staggering group phase history going back again to September 2017: played 34, received 31, drawn 3, with 107 aims scored and just 23 towards.
After this 4-3 win, make it performed 35, received 32, drawn three, with 111 goals scored and 26 against. Brutal.
Breaking the report (and not in a superior way)
3+ – Manchester United have conceded 3+ objectives in 3 consecutive matches for the first time because 1978. Rewriting the completely wrong variety of historical past.
Serge Gnabry has scored seven plans in his final 6 online games from English clubs
Gleeful Gnabry
Each and every time Serge Gnabry takes to the Champions League the story about how he was penned off at West Brom hardly ever appears significantly absent.
This was additional about English golf equipment wilting to him, fairly than the other way all-around, with his goal to make it 2- his seventh in his past 6 appearances in opposition to English golf equipment in the Champions League.
Four versus Tottenham, two in opposition to Chelsea, and a single from Manchester United.