Neymar produced one of the performances of this season's Champions League as he helped Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 victory against Manchester United. PSG, assured of qualification on Tuesday night after Manchester United's defeat by RB Leipzig in Germany, reached the knock-out stages with a comprehensive 5-1 victory. He's lucky it's not later in the game or that might have been a yellow card! Against his old club Edinson Cavani went close, with a wonderful chip that cannoned back off the bar, but the game belonged to one of the stellar forwards he left behind Neymar, who scored twice and left with a huge grin and the match-ball, although it was PSG captain Marquinhos who was outstanding. I think. On the rebound, Bruno Fernandes teed up Martial only for Marquinhos to leap into a saving block. Sorry your browser does not support audio - but you can download here and listen https://audio.guim.co.uk/2020/05/05-61553-gnl.fw.200505.jf.ch7DW.mp3. Again Martial had to score. Neymar and Scott McTominay exchange views on footballing philosophies as the sides head in for half-time at Old Trafford pic.twitter.com/JHqtkQspmO. Those were the broad brushstrokes on an occasion when PSG not only kept their hopes of progress alive but also remained in control of their destiny. The big chance came when Mbappé led a break and combined with Neymar only to fail to play in Moise Kean. United going long now. From PSG’s point of view it began badly when he ran towards the wrong touchline and, incredibly, he would be satisfied that a yellow card was sufficient punishment. Martial cannot buy a break at the moment. Fred’s escape came after the referee was advised to review his confrontation with Paredes on the pitchside monitor. I thought about replacing Fred at half-time, admits Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Champions League: RB Leipzig edge seven-goal thriller against Basaksehir. And I take that back. Except he and United messed up. PSG are favourites at 7/5 to avenge that loss while a draw is 5/2. Mistake by Verratti! United start the second half. He glumly walks back to his position. Verratti is booked for a foul in the midfield and PSG players are surrounding the referee like flies to protest it. "I think the impact he made, we're delighted with how he's started at the club. It's a great leap too, he should maybe have done better with the shot. PSG were already ahead when Fred should have been sent off. By that point, United were level but it did not reflect the balance of the first half. Manchester United XI vs PSG: Confirmed team news and predicted lineup "He's very precise, taking shots inside and outside of the box. On the edge of the box he tricks Lindelof one day then double stepover to shift left, then with the space won he tries to dig a shot out towards the top corner. Neymar may have saved him here by playing peace maker. Could United capitalise? That's Martial sumed up. Good management, sensible management, obvious management would have led to Fred being replaced at half-time. Marquinhos is sharpest and in position to convert. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hits back at Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola, Paris St. Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir walk off pitch in protest at alleged racist slur by fourth official. Manchester United vs PSG Team News. Man Utd 1-3 PSG: on the whistle report. United are playing at such a slow tempo. Fred has gone head to head with... someone, makes minimal contact, and the PSG player goes down as though actually headbutted. "It was a very good game of football which deserved fans! It's pathetic. Paredes, Pereira and Veratti is a lot more defensive a midfield than PSG have had in previous seasons, which is something they need considering the lack of defensive work that Neymar and Mbappe have put in in the past. Cavani released Rashford with a glorious flick and when he crossed, Martial lifted high. McTominay heads a corner straight at Navas. He fires a low ball across the edge of the area for Fernandes, his shot is blocked, and then Martial tries to be too clever in the box and loses the ball. Mbappe is permanently high up the pitch. That is absolutely brilliant. The Brazilian clearly butted Paredes and although the PSG midfielder reacted dramatically it seemed certain there would be a dismissal as Italian Italian referee Daniele Orsato ran over to check the monitor. Solskjaer has gone tinkering with his tactics again and changed the system from the weekend's 4-4-2 diamond to a 4-3-3 / 4-2-3-1.And Cavani starts! There was further concern for United with goal-scorer Marcus Rashford substituted and walking down the tunnel with an apparent injury. The major difference in how the pair played the role was Cavani's positioning and extra defensive effort, staying much wider to provide width during build-up and having his first few touches of the game inside his own box. Rashford and Fernandes link on the edge of the box but the shot from Rashford doesn't have any power on it. If you'd like to refresh your memory as to what happened in the last match, here are the highlights: A goal conceded from a corner sounds familiar. But in real life.... “I've met him three times as an opponent and every time I meet a nice, humble and calm person. It's over the bar though. Both teams passing the ball around quickly. What a hit. “They were there for the taking,” Solskjaer later lamented of last season’s finalists who were probably the better team but were on the verge of probably going out. … UEFA Champions League Match Report for Manchester United v PSG on 2 December 2020, includes all goals and incidents. Peter Walton on BT Sport also says it should have been a red. Maguire holding off Neymar just long enough that he can launch one over the top. It's not that they don't do enough work off the ball, it's that sometimes they let a player go and that player ends up creating an overload. How costly does United’s shock defeat in Istanbul last month look now? Follow your club now for first access to all our news, views and analysis. There was time for United to respond again but Fred made their task even harder when his poor first touch led to him stretching to win the ball back with Herrera going over. Chance gone. Rashford has signalled to the bench that he might need to come off because of something to do with his shoulder. Marcus Rashford is just the second Englishman to score six Champions League goals in a single group stage after Harry Kane in 2017-18 and 2019-20 (six in both). Fred cost United the game but so did the manager when a point would have been good enough. Back came PSG. Neymar is currently grassing up McTominay for having an angry few words with him at the whistle about his dramatic reaction to certain tackles. "Fred shouldnt put his head towards him. Neymar is furious with him. Chances for both teams. PSG have a corner, Neymar sends it in, Mbappe retrieves. You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. It's brilliant play. Manchester United lost 3-1 at home to Paris Saint-Germain last night as both teams set a strange and unique record in the Champions League. Rashford was at the centre of everything as he broke down the right, superbly exchanged passes with Cavani and crossed – only for Martial to somehow side-foot over from six yards with Navas beaten. It was brainless from Fred who gave one of the most foolish performances in a United shirt before inevitably being sent off and it was inexplicable from Solskjaer that he did not substitute the midfielder long before his luck ran out – just seconds after Paris Saint-Germain reclaimed the lead. PSG are shifting from side to side and waiting for the mistake so they can counter. It's so clever, done at high speed and the ball is set up almost perfectly for the finish. McTominay is up for a battle! PSG attack quickly, Neymar controls the move, the defence step off and that leaves space for Bakker (on as a sub for Kean) to shoot.... DE GEA SAVES! McTominay goes at him again and gives away a foul with an aggressive wee battle - United players aren't having it. A quick PSG attack, Mbappe charges towards goal and drifts past three playres - McTominay doesn't defend it well at all - before taking a shot. I've never seen that before. Manchester United midfielder Fred breaks silence after red card vs PSG Fred Man Utd midfielder Fred had a night to forget after he was sent off during the 3-1 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain … I get that this is part of the problem, but the referee seems more annoyed with Paredes being wide. PSG get the game started afrer all the players take a knee. Florenzi has just curled a brilliant pass to the far post, about three yards off Neymar having a tap in. Did you think about taking Fred off at half time? Wrong option this time. He's gone down near his own box, Rashford jumps over him and then tricks his way into the area, almost setting himself up for a shot. Mitchell Bakker drawing a smart low save by De Gea. The goal was marked by a huge deflection, Rashford’s shot going in off Danilo after Navas had denied Martial. It's all to play for in Group H after PSG beat Manchester United 3-1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. A heap of people on Twitter are desperate for Solskjaer to substitute Fred now. The replay shows that Fred stands on his foot late after Paredes wins the tackle. ©2020 Manchester United FC Ltd ABOUT COOKIES To help make this website better, to improve and personalise your experience and to show content we … It's actually a problem. It seems like United are playing a 4-3-2, with Martial wide left and Cavani through the middle. To be fair to Neymar, McTominay is a big lad and stepping on anyone's ankles is pretty sore. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. They are now in danger of blowing it, after also losing in Istanbul, when it seemed this most difficult of groups was theirs. Yet by full time, the point they needed had eluded them. Fail and they will be out. Paredes gets booked but for just a second it looked like Fred might have been off for a second foul. Instead United face RB Leipzig away next week needing to avoid defeat but with the Germans needing to win to go through. All the players including Cavani... No fans here tonight - even with the ban on crowds being lifted - but the players are all here and ready to perform. After Martial’s horror miss, the former PSG striker Edinson Cavani floated a chip over Keylor Navas and against the crossbar. He's rather good, you see. "Yeh but he played really well. Mbappe should have scored after sprinting from his own half only to drag a low shot narrowly wide but then he did far better to pick out substitute Rafinha who squared for Neymar to sweep the ball home and take advantage of United’s wastefulness and stupidity. He's very precise and super rapid on the counter attack. PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir walk-off: How did events unfold and what happens next? Manchester United’s qualification to the last 16 of the Champions League hangs in the balance after PSG won a lively encounter 3-1 as Fred was sent off. Have your say on the game in the comments. Martial off, Greenwood on. Danilo charges forward from his own box, Kean passes back, PSG stroked the ball around as United retreat. Cavani was then unlucky. UEFA Champions League Group H. UEFA Champions League Group H. 8:00pm, Wednesday 2nd December 2020. "It's one of those nights you dream as a kid when you want to play football, playing some of the best players int he world out there so our players should be really relishing it. What a ball by Martial. McTominay does him with a slide tackle then accidentally steps on his ankle while regaining his balance. Alessandro Florenzi extended David de Gea from range after a terrible clearance by Fred; Neymar stretched but could not reach a Florenzi cross and the forward then worked De Gea with a hooked volley. That's the difference when you get to the big games, the clinical moments. That's a really attacking starting XI for United but equally, with the exception of Fred, and maybe Greenwood for Martial, it's probably their best. H ello there and welcome to our liveblog for Manchester United vs Saint-Germain, or PSG as their friends like to call them, in a Champions League group … PSG try to catch them with a quick free-kick, Telles defends it superbly and heads to Martial, who runs, looks up and spots Fernandes in behind. Fred is... booked. Manchester United View events: 02/12/20: UCL: Manchester United 1 - 3 PSG View events: 05/12/20: PRL: West Ham United 18 : 30: Manchester United 08/12/20: UCL: RB Leipzig 21 : 00: Manchester United 12/12/20: PRL Solskjaer had options – Donny van de Beek, Nemanja Matic – but astonishingly Fred returned. Interesting. A Bruno Fernandes penalty sounds about right though, and a superb solo goal from Rashford, snapping a shot into the far corner from the edge of the box to win the match. Recap the latest Man United injury latest and transfer rumours ahead of tonight's match against PSG. The same Kean who wasn't able to even break into, or keep a place in the Everton starting XI. Manchester United vs PSG highlights and reaction after 1-3 defeat as Neymar scores twice. They will have another shot at it next Tuesday at RB Leipzig on the final night of this wild group-phase section. I don't know about you but I've really enjoyed this! He was completely open for a tap in! Great hit from Florenzi! Tuchel led PSG to victory at Old Trafford in February 2019, but that 2-0 win was rendered meaningless thanks to United's historic 3-1 triumph in the second leg of … Hello there and welcome to our liveblog for Manchester United vs Saint-Germain, or PSG as their friends like to call them, in a Champions League group stage match that will hopefully be much more entertaining than the games last night, which were, frankly, awful. Bizarrely, this … MARQUINHOS HITS THE BAR! Family values, responsibility and self-belief - How Mauricio Pochettino could repair broken Manchester United. PSG players snapping onto McTominay and Fred in midfield, almost as though they've been told to. Pogba comes on for Rashford, who is struggling a bit with that shoulder injury. Paredes is trying to wind up McTominay and Fred now. What a game. Now Neymar is at it. Neither did Fred’s decision to stretch into a challenge on Paredes in the 37th minute. Though United did create chances, Southampton contained them well. At one stage, as they tore into Paris Saint-Germain on the counterattack early in the second half, they seemed closer to it than ever. Solskjær’s team nearly got a second equaliser through Paul Pogba, who entered as a substitute, and Fernandes before the final twist saw PSG punish United on the counterattack – a reversal of the pattern for much of the game. The players are back. Man Utd: Cavani off, Van De Beek on. The referee is going to the monitor! PSG trying to get some defensive minds on the pitch to help deal with the Man Utd waves of attack. Brazilian Neymar scored twice and his compatriot Fred was sent off as Paris St Germain beat 10-man Manchester United 3 … It was the scruffiest of goals, Herrera’s wild shot being turned across goal by Abdou Diallo for the centre-half to bundle home. This natural understanding of where to be and when - an awareness of the phases of play in which his teammates needed support and when he should be in a more advanced position - completely altered how United could attack. They're just filling that right side left vacant by Rashford. PSG, and their under-pressure coach Thomas Tuchel, threw themselves a lifeline in Group H where their final fixture is at home to Istanbul Basaksehir who are out of contention. Manchester United’s hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stages remain in the balance heading into the final round of group stage fixtures after they were beaten 3-1 by PSG … Gueye is summoned instead. Here's some of it below to give you an idea: Manchester United's 4-4-2 diamond was designed to flood the middle of the pitch against Southampton's 4-2-2-2, help with build-up, and allow the split strikers of Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood to run in behind the high opposition defensive line, with Bruno Fernandes pulling the strings as a 10 behind. "We're at home, we know we can go and give them problems with that lineup but we know we have to defend well. 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Rashford keeps scoring against Tuchel's team, which is annoying him. PSG vs Manchester United kicks off at 8pm BST at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Manchester United vs. PSG score: Neymar brace, Fred red doom United in critical Champions League loss Goals from Paris Saint-Germain's … Paredes needs a word with himself for going down there. They only need to do it once, which is when the more defensive minded midfield step in to protect the defence. PSG are on the break again! It was increasingly tetchy because the stakes were high with Neymar, as he did in Paris, clashing with Scott McTominay because he did not like the close attention and trying to continue the argument at half-time. He was a little lucky to stay on.". Cavani took up wide positions when play moved down the right wing, and central striker positions when the ball was on the left or if Wan-Bissaka had moved up the pitch. Way too much power, far too much height. Fred continued to be a liability – somehow Parades was booked when he had his foot trodden on and there was a lunge at Marco Verratti that went unpunished. How he would have loved to hurt PSG after his acrimonious departure at the end of last season. Off Fred finally went. Don't worry about that.". Neymar has slid into Fred almost off the ball... and that might be pulled back for a yellow card. They should now progress. Manchester United blew the chance to seal progress to the Champions League knockout phase as Fred was sent off in defeat to last season’s finalists … Man Utd are on all out attack and it's leaving so much space for PSG to counter-attack. Kean is very close to stealing possession near the United box. And they might have scored again before the tie was 20 minutes old. Once again Rashford had scored against PSG, having scored in Paris in the previous group game and the penalty that knocked them out last year, and he also had his sixth goal in the competition this season. A Man Utd corner is headed away and suddenly Mbappe is flying up the pitch! A problem in the first half was both forwards stayed too narrow, resulting in play being forced through the middle. Although Marcus Rashford looked threatening, there was a lack of direction and poor final choices from his team. Then it was Rashford who sent Cavani clear for his shot off the bar with Fernandes flicking the rebound to Martial - whose powerful low drive was brilliantly blocked by Marquinhos at full-stretch. Robbie Savage says it's a "silly foul" and it is, but Mbappe's looking for it the second he starts shielding the ball. This was the opposite of game-management. As a group we have to do both sides of the game.". Martial tires to win a soft free-kick and the referee doesn't buy it. Var are checking it! Nobody knows - United are consistently inconsistent. Last modified on Wed 2 Dec 2020 23.36 EST. Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hinted Marcus Rashford could be deployed on the right wing more often after the club’s 3-1 Champions League defeat to PSG on Wednesday. The referee struggled for control. Maguire tells BT Sport that he thinks the PSG goals were scrappy and is adamant that Fred's sending off wasn't even a foul. A night of ifs and butts for Manchester United ended in a red for Fred, Anthony Martial wasting golden chances, questionable management and tactics from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and an avoidable defeat that suddenly leaves their hopes reaching the last-16 of the Champions League in severe doubt. Marcus Rashford has scored more goals in five Champions League games this season (6) than he managed in 18 appearances in the competition across his two previous seasons, 2017-18 and 2018-19 (5). Fred is still on the pitch too. MANCHESTER UNITED were beaten by PSG at Old Trafford as Fred was sent off. PSG’s Neymar (second left) and celebrates with his teammates after he scored his side’s decisive third goal during a Group H match at Manchester United. The Ligue 1 giants travel to Old Trafford sorely in … He's just really cleverly dummied a forward pass so he can dart away on the counter. The result puts United, PSG and RB Leipzig all level on points, making match … "I know you're short on time on television and have to put your point across quickly, but you have to know you don't have to start the first three games to know you're an important part of the squad. He knows what he's doing and is on the verge of making it quite funny. United players held their heads in disbelief. De Gea might have been beaten. Great fun to watch, goals, tricks, speed, twists, turns, a red card, fouls, a battle... it was excellent. "It's nice for some players and commentators to have a little go," Solskjaer said in October about pundits questioning his decision . When the draw for Champions League Group H was made in September, Manchester United fans groaned. United need to win - possibly draw - with Leipzig to qualify for the knock-out stages now. United forwards get it down and start playing nice football from there. He can't pull out of a 50/50 in midfield against a counter-attack team like PSG. He's definitely not moving like he normally would. Neymar spots Florenzi on the left, chips over to him from the edge of the box, Florenzi crosses to the back post and Marquinhos heads at goal from about eight yards. PSG only saw the beauty in it. Neymar dropping really deep to get on the ball and start attacking moves. United desperately threw themselves forward but were twice caught on the counter-attack. Everton v Chelsea, Premier League: What time is kick-off, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction? They scored with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe exchanging passes with the latter running at the United defence, easily beating Scott McTominay, with his shot deflecting up off Victor Lindelof for Neymar to seize onto and fire a powerful, angled half-volley that beat David De Gea at his near post. Instead it was yellow and a remarkable let-off for Fred. They need to score but this could lead to trouble. Maguire goes full Steve Bruce and charges up the pitch during an attack he starts. McTominay takes down Neymar to concede a free-kick 40 yards from goal. Tempers bubbled throughout. Di Maria was about to come on for PSG, standing at the touchline ready to enter the pitch.. and then Tuchel changes his mind and tells him to go back! Rashford has just ghosted past two PSG players, including sending Neymar completely the wrong way with a stepover. Neymar is acting like he's been assaulted. With few other options on he just launches a shot at the far post from wide of the box and De Gea has to turn it away. Its almost as if United weren't quite expecting them to turn up and play with such confidence. Cavani replaced Greenwood as a like-for-like swap after the break, with no obvious alterations to the system. It was probably the cleanest of Fred’s challenges but Herrera, the former United player, had been cute and the referee had also had enough. Martial has just missed an easy chance at the back post, completely wasting a brilliant passing ove between Cavani and Rashford. Neymar complained about being stamped on by Scott McTominay at the end of the first half while Martial bloodied Marquinhos in an aerial challenge. Marquinhos stabs in from six yards as a corner goes to the edge of the area, drilled in low, then hit first time across the area. Another badly aimed through-ball spoils a quick counter-attack with United in a three v three situation. He is super rapid on … I wrote this piece earlier in the week analysing what Edinson Cavani adds to United and why he's so much better as a central forward than Anthony Martial. Cavani's defensive workrate off the ball should serve as an example to other strikers at United too and Greenwood will surely have noted just how often Cavani was prepared to get back to help the team while still getting himself in the advanced positions necessary to win the match.
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