FT: Atalanta 2–2 Man United. LIVE updates, reactions, stats, ratings & more

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FT: Atalanta 2–2 Man United. LIVE updates, reactions, stats, ratings & more

🏁 FULL-TIME: Atalanta 2–2 Man United. It looks like Ronaldo has saved Solskjaer's job once again. Serious questions should be asked about the board's decision to ignore Antonio Conte and stick with Norwegian. De Gea, Maguire and Pogba poor but Bailly and Cristiano manage to stand out. The Red Devils will take the point tonight. Manchester City in the Premier League up next.

90+' GOAL! Atalanta 2–2 Man United. You simply can't stop the man as Ronaldo scores an equaliser for the second time tonight. The 36-year-old volleys it into the bottom corner in injury time.

80–90' Donny van de Beek and Jadon Sancho come on for McTominay and Fernandes but fail to make an impact. This looks like the second defeat from four Champions League games for Solskjaer and his players.

70–80' Another fantastic block from Bailly prevents Man United from falling further behind. Meanwhile, the Red Devils continue their trend of failing to break teams down when they sit in.

60–70' Nemanja Matic and Edinson Cavani come on for Pogba and Rashford as Man United look for an equaliser. Solskjaer puts his faith in McTominay and keeps the midfielder on the pitch despite a yellow card.

58' GOAL. Atalanta 2–1 Man United. Duvan Zapata's goal is given following a VAR check after being initially ruled out for offside. Harry Maguire fails the offside trap and plays the Atalanta striker through.

45–55' Pogba continues to struggle, leading to some fans to wonder why the Frenchman is still on the pitch. Meanwhile, Bailly is slowing turning into the man of the hour as Man United look unlikely to concede another goal tonight.

🔥 45' Second half underway in Bergamo. A better performance is needed this time around, especially from Pogba.

📝 Here are the half-time ratings

Impressed: Ronaldo – 8, Bruno – 8, Bailly – 7.

Average: McTominay – 6, Maguire – 6, Rashford – 5, Wan-Bissaka – 5, Shaw – 5.

Poor: De Gea – 3, Pogba – 4.

No rating: Varane, Greenwood.

✍️ Brief summary of the game so far: Atalanta score with their first shot on target before Varane goes off injured. Greenwood comes on, forcing Solskjaer to switch to the 4-2-3-1 formation and Man United score a late equaliser through Ronaldo.

⌛ 45' HALF-TIME. Everything to play for in the second half now that Cristiano has scored his fourth goal in as many Champions League games of the season.

45+1' GOAL! Atalanta 1–1 Man United. Quick, precise passing sees Ronaldo finish an excellent move thanks to a Bruno Fernandes assist.

⏰ 35–40' Things go from bad to worse for Man United as Raphael Varane goes off injured. Mason Greenwood comes on for the Frenchman as Solskjaer appears to switch to the 4-2-3-1 formation.

⏰ 25–35' Pogba is getting squeezed out of the game as Man United fail to keep hold of the ball. It's hard to see the Red Devils finding an equaliser without getting a spell of possession. A Bailly block, meanwhile, prevents Atalanta from scoring their second goal of the game.

⏰ 15–25' Man United respond with chances from Luke Shaw and Cristiano Ronaldo but neither effort comes close to goal. The atmosphere in Bergamo is getting quite intense but there's plenty of time to turn things around.

12' GOAL. Atalanta 1–0 Man United. The Serie A side score from their first shot on target as Josip Ilicic's shot squirms under David De Gea from the edge of the area. Poor from the Spaniard and the goal stands after a brief VAR check.

⏰ 1–10' Lively start to the game in Bergamo from Man United as Scott McTominay's deflected effort hits the post.

🔥 0' KICK OFF. And we are underway at the Gewiss Stadium!

🗣 Solskjaer on his team selection to MUTV: "We're hoping to see the best of Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba. Eric Bailly has been really keen to play. He's worked really hard and trained really well. He'll be ready."

⚽ A good omen for Solskjaer and his players: the Red Devils have only lost one of their last 11 games against Italian opponents in the Champions League.

👉 Here are the team news for tonight. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is sticking with the 3-4-1-2 formation after last week's 3–0 win against Tottenham.

Man United XI: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Varane, Maguire, Shaw; McTominay, Pogba; Fernandes; Rashford, Ronaldo.

Subs: Henderson, Mata, Martial, Greenwood, Lingard, Fred, Dalot, Cavani, Sancho, Telles, Matic, Van de Beek.

Atalanta XI: Musso; De Roon, Demiral, Palomino; Zappacosta, Freuler, Koopmeiners, Maehle; Pasalic; Ilicic, Zapata.

👋 Hello everyone and welcome to our live blog of Manchester United's game away at Atalanta in the Champions League.

AuthorGeorgy TsepkovskiySourceTribuna.com
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