PLAYER RATINGS: Scores of EIGHT as Manchester United complete historic comeback against Juventus
By Ali Akbar
Manchester United have pulled off the unthinkable on an amazing Champions League night in Turin. Find out how Jose Mourinho’s men fared in our player ratings below.
Did anybody see that coming?
After Cristiano Ronaldo’s insane volley in the 65th minute on the end of a sensational longball by Leonardo Bonucci, I thought it was game over.
We were actually playing really well until that point. Although we weren’t very productive in the final third, we had a surprising amount of possession and were actually controlling the game quite well away from home in the Champions League.
But when Juventus went 1-0 up, I thought that the floodgates would open. I could already picture the Red Devils leaving Turin holding their heads in shame.
Boy am I glad to be wrong.
Substitute Juan Mata equalised in the 86th minute with a phenomenal close-range free-kick, and in the 89th minute, United made history.
The winner itself wasn’t exactly pretty. At first, I thought the goal was given to Marouane Fellaini – which would’ve been great for the Belgian. However, in the end, it was given as an Alex Sandro own goal – but we’ll take it.
This result should not be taken lightly. Juventus have not lost a single game this season – let alone a home game. Furthermore, this is the first time the Old Lady have lost a Champions League group stage game at home since December 2009, which was against Bayern Munich.
So, how did each player fare under our microscope? Carry on reading to find…