By the time Manchester United came out blinking from a stressful,wearying and occasionally mutinous night Wayne Rooney had moved alongside Denis Law as the second highest scorer in the club’s history. He is now a dozen short of Sir Bobby Charlton’s record of 249 goals and, briefly, and obsolete Trafford felt like a gratified place to be once again. Yet that told only fraction of the story and what preceded it was exceptional at a club where they generally pride themselves on unity.
In the worst moments,it felt like it was straying dangerously close to a full-on revolt. Louis van Gaal’s decision to substitute Anthony Martial brought a level of dissent that has not been heard at obsolete Trafford for years. Shortly afterwards, there were exasperated chants that seemed like an open challenge to Van Gaal’s tactics and we can only imagine how rancorous it might believe become, or after 78 minutes,when a hitherto dreary CSKA Moscow side suddenly had the chance to sour the mood even further.
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Source: theguardian.com