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Cristiano Ronaldo scored 137 goals during the Champions League
Cristiano Ronaldo was the winner in nine minutes as Manchester United beat Atalanta to win the Champions League.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was booed off the pitch at the break because of their lack of creativity in falling behind to Mario Pasalic's and Merih demiral goals.
The jeers soon turned into cheers when United, roared by a growing frenzy crowd, rallied for one of their greatest European victories.
After Marcus Rashford's excellent finish, eight minutes into the restart, skipper Harry Maguire drove home. Maguire had been left at the far post and was unable to catch Edinson Cavani’s flick.
However, Ronaldo won the game as he had done three weeks ago against Villarreal.
It was his trademark header as he rose to meet Luke Shaw and find the bottom corner to send United up to the top in Group F.
Solskjaer's success when matters
Another night when Solskjaer appeared to grab it from the bag as Old Trafford was about to be seriously questioned.
The home fans made their feelings known by singing a long rendition "Ole's atthe wheel" before kick-off. This was before the familiar "Ole Ole Ole" chant rang around Old Trafford.
After the game was over, the song "Who put the ball into the German net" was heard. This song is dedicated to Solskjaer's most recognizable goal, 1999 Champions League winner. It ensures that he will be remembered as a hero at the club no matter what his managerial reins.
Solskjaer's problem is that Solskjaer's managing part hasn’t been working well.
After Saturday's loss at Leicester, Solskjaer decided to drop Paul Pogba. The United boss had complained about his side's defense at set-pieces, and Solskjaer said that something needed to change. Solskjaer was then rewarded with one of his Frenchman's replacements in midfield for the Atalanta opener, before his side conceded a second corner.
United suddenly found themselves in a lot of trouble from a position of little danger. This was due to Davide Zappacosta’s overlapping run that went completely unchecked and Scott McTominay's failure to react. Pasalic applied the finish from the six-yard box after the low cross.
United was unable to catch up in the Champions League home games, which were held under Solskjaer for seven consecutive years.
Demerai wanted the second more than Shaw or Maguire.
There was some agitation prior to the half-time whistle. This brought many boos. However, the singing section near the tunnel provided more positive support. Solskjaer acknowledged this as he moved towards the dressing rooms.
Completed the Comeback
Manchester United's hero Cristiano Ronaldo was again in the Champions League.
It was surprising that Solskjaer didn't make any changes at the break, given the 45 minutes they had just gone through and the task ahead of them in the second half.
The United boss almost made it a "you got us in this mess, get us out" move. It worked.
United ripped into their opponents, and Ronaldo and Rashford both could have scored before the England man did. Rashford converted a brilliant pass by Bruno Fernandes and opened his body up to find the far corner.
McTominay made a tackle and Ronaldo saved another chance as United built pressure in the same manner as Sir Alex Ferguson's great teams when they were in trouble.
Ferguson's teams were prone to being defensively secure. Solskjaer's most certainly is not, and David de Gea had to make some extraordinary saves to deny Luis Muriel & Ruslan Malinovskyi at an point when United would have surely lost.
They survived, regrouped, and Pogba and Jadon Sancho, along with Cavani, went again.
Maguire's victory had a lot of emotion behind it. Ronaldo's celebration was no less than Maguire's, as he fell to his knees and performed a double fist pump after becoming the United hero once again.
United can't be predicted where they will go with Liverpool, Tottenham and another meeting with Atalanta.
This game will not be forgotten quickly.
Pasalic Mario Pasalic was the player of the match with an average 7.85 Man United Manchester United Manchester United
Atalanta Atalanta Atalanta Manchester United Avg Squad number 21 Player name Cavani Average rating 6.27 Squad number 25 Player name Sancho Average rating 5.85 Squad number 6 Player name Pogba Average rating 5.78 Squad number 31 Player name Matic Average rating 5.66 Squad number 7 Player name Cristiano Ronaldo Average rating 5.54 Squad number 10 Player name Rashford Average rating 5.42 Squad number 1 Player name de Gea Average rating 5.06 Squad number 18 Player name Bruno Fernandes Average rating 4.82 Squad number 23 Player name Shaw Average rating 4.75 Squad number 11 Player name Greenwood Average rating 4.54 Squad number 29 Player name Wan-Bissaka Average rating 4.45 Squad number 5 Player name Maguire Average rating 4.33 Squad number 39 Player name McTominay Average rating 4.32 Squad number 2 Player name Lindelf Average rating 4.06 Squad number 17 Player name Fred Average rating 4.04 Atalanta Avg Squad number 88 Player name Pasalic Average rating 7.85 Squad number 9 Player name Muriel Average rating 7.84 Squad number 3 Player name Maehle Average rating 7.82 Squad number 72 Player name Ilicic Average rating 7.81 Squad number 77 Player name Zappacosta Average rating 7.80 Squad number 28 Player name Demiral Average rating 7.77 Squad number 11 Player name Freuler Average rating 7.74 Squad number 7 Player name Koopmeiners Average rating 7.74 Squad number 6 Player name Palomino Average rating 7.69 Squad number 1 Player name Musso Average rating 7.61 Squad number 15 Player name de Roon Average rating 7.57 Squad number 91 Player name Zapata Average rating 6.90 Squad number 66 Player name Lovato Average rating 6.90 Squad number 18 Player name Malinovskyi Average rating 6.40 Squad number 59 Player name Al Miranchuk Average rating 6.35 Squad number 13 Player name Pezzella Average rating 5.84
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Match Stats
Live Text Line-ups Man Utd Formation 4-2-3-1 1 de Gea 29 Wan-Bissaka 2 Lindelf 5 Maguire 23 Shaw 39 McTominay 17 Fred 11 Greenwood 18 Bruno Fernandes 10 Rashford 7 Cristiano Ronaldo 1 de Gea
29 Wan-Bissaka
2 Lindelf
5 Maguire
23 Shaw Booked in 64 Mins
39 McTominay substituted for Pogba in 66' minutes
17 Fred Substituted For Matic at 88' Minutes Booked at 90mins
11 Greenwood substituted for Sancho at the 73' minute mark
18 Bruno Fernandes
10 Rashford substituted for Cavani at the 66' minute Booked at 90mins
7 Cristiano Ronaldo Substitutes 3 Bailly
6 Pogba
8 Mata
14 Lingard
20 Dalot
21 Cavani
25 Sancho
26 Henderson
27 Telles
31 Matic
34 van de Beek
36 Elanga Atalanta Formation 3-4-1-2 1 Musso 15 de Roon 28 Demiral 6 Palomino 77 Zappacosta 7 Koopmeiners 11 Freuler 3 Maehle 88 Pasalic 72 Ilicic 9 Muriel 1 Musso
15 de Roon Booked at 57mins
28 Demiral substituted for Lovato in 45' minutes
6 Palomino booked at 80mins
77 Zappacosta
7 Koopmeiners substituted for Pezzella @ 80' minutes
11 Freuler
3 Maehle
88 Pasalic Booked in 57mins Substituted by Malinovskyi in 68' minutes
72 Ilicic Substituted Al Miranchuk at the 68' minute
Substitute 9 Muriel for Zapata at 56'minutes Substitutes 13 Pezzella
18 Malinovskyi
31 Rossi
42 Scalvini
57 Sportiello
59 Al Miranchuk
66 Lovato
91 Zapata
99 Piccoli Referee, Szymon Marciniak. Attendance: 72.279 Match Stats, Live Text, Post-update Match ends, Manchester United 3, Atalanta 2 Full Time Second half ends, Manchester United 3, Atalanta Post update Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta, Atalanta, misses the right-footed shot from the outside of the box. Ruslan Malinovskyi assisted. Booking Edinson (Manchester United), is given the yellow card for a foul. Post update Foul by Edinson Cavi (Manchester United). Post update Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta), wins a free kick from the right wing. Booking Nemanja Maatic (Manchester United), is given the yellow card. Post-update Luke Shaw (Manchester United), wins a free kick from the left wing. Post update Foul by Jos Lis Palomino (Atalanta). Post update Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), wins a free kick at the defensive half. Post update Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta). Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Manchester United, has posted a post update Foul. Post update Davide Zappacosta, Atalanta, wins a free kick at the defensive half. Post update Corner, Atalanta. Nemanja Matic conceded. Substitution Substitution Manchester United Fred is replaced by Nemanja Matic because of an injury. Atalanta, Post update Corner Edinson Cavani conceded. Manchester United, Post update Corner Giuseppe Pezzella concedes. Post-update Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), wins a free kick from the left wing. Post update Foul by Davide Zapacosta (Atalanta). Goal! Goal! Goal! Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), header from the middle of the box to bottom left corner. Luke Shaw assisted with a cross after a corner. Page 1 of 6 Rewind Previous Navigate to Next Navigate To The Last Page Forward
