Manchester United have not lost the knack of pulling the fat from the fire in the closing seconds of a game. The stadium announcer had just confirmed there would be three minutes of stoppage time when Marouane Fellani gathered a knockdown from Romelu Lukaku, turned as he held off Loris Benito and stabbed a low shot into the bottom corner.
In doing so he turned the drabbest of scoreless draws into something marginally more memorable, not least because United’s late winner means they will accompany Juventus into the knockout stage. Both sides progressed from Group H as a result of Juve’s win in Turin – until Fellaini struck, United would have had to travel to Spain for their final game with only a three-point lead over Valencia.
Written by Paul Wilson at Old Trafford
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/27/manchester-united-young-boys-champions-league-match-report under the title “Fellaini to rescue as Manchester United leave it late to qualify for next stage”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
