How Manchester United survived Atalata onslaught


By Ayomikun Emmanuel & Ayo Adedigba

CRISTIANO Ronaldo's late heading saw Manchester United come from 2-0 down at half-time to produce a stunning second-half comeback to relieve the pressure on Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 3-2 victory against Atalanta on a dramatic Champions League night at Old Trafford.

Solskjaer's position at United was firmly in the spotlight Saturday's 4-2 defeat by Leicester and the pressure looked to be mounting on the Norwegian as goals from Mario Pasalic and Merih Demiral saw Atalanta take a 2-0 lead into the interval.

The half-time whistle was greeted by boos from the home fans but whatever Solskjaer said to his side at the break worked wonders as goals from Marcus Rashford (53) and Harry Maguire (75) brought the home side level with 15 minutes to play.

It was all set up for a grandstand finish and with time running out, it was that man Ronaldo who provided the finishing touch, heading home to complete what was a sensational comeback from United boys.

The victory sees United, who at one stage during the match sat bottom of the group, move to the top of Group F with three matches remaining and it gives them a welcome boost ahead of Sunday's Premier League encounter with Liverpool, which is live on Sky Sports (kick-off 4.30pm).

...As Chelsea beat Malmo


Thomas Tuchel rolled out a surprisingly strong lineup against Malmo FF, and Chelsea wasted no time in asserting control and dominance.

Chances quickly followed with Malmö offering little resistance — though it was another defender who got on the scoresheet first: Andreas Christensen scoring a historic first-ever senior goal for the club! We always said he wouldn’t go 138 games without a goal!

Christensen’s goal inside the first ten minutes was quickly followed by a Jorginho penalty conversion ten minutes later. Lukaku won the penalty but got hurt in the process, getting his ankle trapped underneath the defender who had slid in from behind. Lukaku’s replacement, Kai Havertz had a couple good chances to increase Chelsea’s lead before half-time, but the only thing Chelsea managed to increase was an injury count, with Timo Werner pulling up lame just before the break and clutching at his hamstring.

Any suggestions of a Malmö comeback in the second half were quickly put to rest by Chelsea’s third goal, scored just a couple minutes after the restart: Hudson-Odoi playing in Havertz for his second ever Champions League goal. Jorginho then added another one from the spot (Rüdiger winning this one) to put the final nail in Malmo’s coffin with well over 30 minutes still left to play.

Eventually those 30 minutes were up, without any further injuries. 

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