well it really is a city that loves its football i'm talking of course about manchester and it's a
real pleasure to be here tonight at old trafford i'm derrick ray your match commentator and
alongside providing all the tactical and technical analysis it's stuart robson and this is where it
all starts in the uefa champions league the group stage and match day one my goodness so much to
look forward to stuart what are your expectations for today well the first game of the group is so
vital you just can't get off to a losing start this could be a tight batter today derrick
well manchester united have chosen this particular shake
david decayed stands between the posts rafael varan plays with victor lindelof
in central defence and the front pair cristiano ronaldo starts alongside edinson cavani
and introducing the visitors line up today wojciech's gensley begins in goal giorgio keolini
starts alongside leonardo bonucci in central defense and the main striker today is morassa
it's the opening match day champions league group stage match day one underway
well racing past his man look ately well able to close down the short
alex dennis has it
marcus rashford
it's with alex tellez
he took care of it defensively
could play it in eight
pieces
alexandra rabio
madrado
another eyeing that final pass you just feel
strength and control a big part of his game well not quite the cross he was hoping for raphael
now with bellingham
nicely cut out
can he play us in cuadrado
i'm back with quadrado bernardeschi now ramsey
he's parted with the ball alexandro
declan rice
bellingham with alex teles jude bellingham well it wasn't a great pass was it
kuduski
well it's a really poor challenge now what's the referee going to do about it and yellow it
is a booking yeah he was too impatient to win the ball and probably deserve the yellow card
here
well as you can see he doesn't mess about here does he he's strong
well balanced and skillful that's a top class finish
action underway once more let's see if united have the wherewithal to square the game
now the free kick awarded to manchester united
the referee deciding that it didn't warrant a yellow card being handed out
foreign
well these fans have had to be patient could this be the equalizer
another short corner here in position
nice and easy for the keeper
declan rice
can they make one of these passes count cavani and the keeper come there
let's see about the delivery not messing around with that clearance
good pressure can they make something of this
cavani
well read to ease the pressure
bad challenge and now it's up to the referee in terms of what to do next well deemed to have been
a cautionable offense well no question about it he deserved his book in there
and fired from the flank into the area
now they couldn't take advantage of the position they were in
lindelof in just one minute of stoppage time say the officials
wonderful challenge and a throw-in coming up
and that will do it for the first half here at the theater of dreams
well morata was busy and influential in the first half certainly stuart your thoughts well
it was certainly a good first 45 minutes for the lad obviously he got his goal to put them
in front but he's looked lively throughout too hopefully we see more of him in the second half
and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences
bruno fernandez cristiano ronaldo
rafael varan lindelof now
and he's given us away
it'll be a corner
and united will switch things around personnel-wise
and played short
quadratic
morata nothing positive comes of it unfortunately
nocatelli
alexandro and he read it superbly
might be able to produce from this position edinson cavani's in the vicinity
well pretty straightforward for the keeper you've got to say
ramsey
ramsay has it
definitely look as though they want to make the smooth couch
and creditors due for that good piece of defending
here's ronaldo declan rice
he's given us away
man
look ately
no real conviction in the challenge
and a goalkeeper in great form and he's just pulled off an
absolutely stunning save there that is brilliant
there has been plenty of limbering up from substitutes
and now both sides will make personnel switches
still could be dangerous vital intervention
and he stopped them just when they looked menacing
cristiano ronaldo this might be the perfect counter-attacking opportunity
and he's given us away
from the bake well that's how to break the spirit of the attacker
fernandeski
well that's one for them to pursue bernardeschi moving the ball effectively
looking for the right moment bernardeschi but he tried in vain to get himself back on
side well he needs to show greater awareness there and hold on to the ball a fraction longer
well this game is far from over they'll probably get one more big chance before the end
the crowd certainly thinks so just listen to that noise
down by a girl this could be the final opportunity to snatch something
and a significant block following that cross
do they mean business on this occasion
and whipped into the box body in the way well the danger is still there
the chopping challenge and the referee has got to have a big think about it
well deemed to have been a cautionable offense well
no question about it he deserved his book in there
they get forward but time is very much against them here
and that's fantastic goalkeeping to get across and deal with the danger
well this late journey could represent the last chance to equalize
playing it in well they couldn't take advantage of the chance and deliver towards the back
post oh what a fantastic save well that's a match winning save there not long left now
the referee has decided that two additional minutes are in order for lucency
a chance to whip it in
tackling and winning the ball to boot the final whistle is sounded and manchester united have
work to do already a wretched start for united in the champions league yeah they'll be disappointed
it's an uphill battle if you don't get anything from your opening game it really comes down to
how they bounce back now vital we see a better performance next time out he's such an important
player for his team alvaro morata and tonight he did the job yeah good performance and a really
critical goal to give them the lead they just couldn't cope with his movement today
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