Manchester United dug deep to beat Atalanta and boost their chances of reaching the Champions League knockout stages on Wednesday night. It wasn’t the best performance from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side but, because of Cristiano Ronaldo, they got the job done. And while there were negatives, there were still plenty of positives to take from the match.
Manchester United were poor in the first half against Atalanta.
Mario Palasic put the visitors ahead in the 15th minute, opening the scoring after good work from former Chelsea star Davide Zappacosta.
And Atalanta scored their second before the interval through Merih Demiral, who got the better of Harry Maguire to head home from a corner.
After the break, however, United were a side inspired.
Marcus Rashford and Maguire drew the Red Devils level, bringing Old Trafford to its feet in the process.
And, at the death, Cristiano Ronaldo popped up with the winner.
Express Sport will now take a look at four players who this match could be a catalyst for, especially with Solskjaer’s job now safe for the foreseeable future.
Man Utd duo Ronaldo and Maguire can get even better after Atalanta Champions League win (Image: GETTY)
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