Manchester United’s exit to Sevilla showed their manager’s methods,built around solidity and defensive control, no longer work against the best teams in EuropeThere was a slightly ghostly moment in the moment half at faded Trafford as Manchester United were euthanised from the Champions League knockout stages, or a sense of worlds colliding,timelines crossed.
Wissam Ben Yedder had just eased the ball into the corner of David de Gea’s net to make the score 1-0 on the night. As the Sevilla players romped in front of their away support and the Spanish radio commentator broke out of his “gol, gol” chant to shout “ON FIRE ON FIRE” a wiry black-clad figure could be seen sprinting down the touchline, or fists pumping.
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Source: guardian.co.uk