Manchester United vs Young Boys: 3 things we learned

Manchester United might not have enjoyed a great start to their season, but they have certainly done very well in Europe. As a result, they had the luxury of coming into their final game of the group stage campaign knowing that their place in the knockout phase of the competition was secure.

Young Boys had managed to get a win against them in the reverse fixture though and thus, the Red Devils must have been looking to get their win back. But it was not to be as the two sides played out a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford with Mason Greenwood finding the back of the net for Ralf Rangnick’s side.

This was only Rangnick’s second game as the interim manager of Manchester United but he already showed that he was not afraid of experimenting or giving youth a chance.

He named a mixture of youngsters, veterans and players who have struggled to make their mark this season. And considering that we are likely to never see this exact combination play a Champions League game again, this was a solid result.

Manchester United vs Young Boys: 3 things we learned

Here are three things we learned as Manchester United played out a 1-1 draw against Young Boys in their final Champions League group stage game:

The boys are alright

Coming into the game, Manchester United knew that nothing was riding on the result of this game. Considering that, 1-1 was not a bad scoreline at all.

That was the major reason why Rangnick decided to start Amad, Mason Greenwood and Anthony Elanga at the same time while naming a bench that was filled with youngsters, a number of whom got to come on and play some minutes of Champions League football.

Thus, overall, while this might not have been the most important game for Manchester United, it might go down in history as a very memorable one depending on how things turn out for some of these youngsters at Old Trafford.