Tuesday's shock ChampionsLeague defeat at the hands of YoungBoys in Bern was a reminder that ManUtd have not been a major player at this level for a long time. UCL ManchesterUnited IOLSport
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team are now already on the back foot, with Young Boys theoretically the weakest side in a section also featuring Atalanta and Villarreal, who beat United in last season's Europa League final.
Indeed it is a decade since the Old Trafford club were a genuine force in the Champions League, something they are desperate to put right this season. A club that remains the fourth-richest in the world according to Deloitte's most recent Football Money League continues to live on past glories that won them three European Cups.
It was another record-setting occasion as he made his 177th appearance in the competition, equalling the all-time mark set by Iker Casillas.His goal that put the visitors in front in the 13th minute was his 135th in the Champions League, edging him 15 ahead of old rival Lionel Messi at the top of the all-time scorers' charts.
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