Man Utd throw away lead on Champions League return

Manchester United’s return to the Champions League after a one season absence ended in defeat as PSV came from a goal down to win at the Philips Stadion,

United full back Luke Shaw suffered a suspected broken leg in the early stages, before Memphis Depay put the visitors ahead with a clinical strike against his former employers.

But Hector Moreno equalised from a corner for PSV before half time after United had missed several chances to double their advantage.

And Luciano Narsingh headed home Maxime Lestienne’s perfect cross after 57 minutes, with United fading drastically as they pushed for an equaliser late on.

After a comparatively slow start to the first half, Shaw’s sickening injury threatened to mar the encounter as the England left-back left the pitch on a stretcher requiring oxygen.

Memphis, who was cheered by the home fans prior to kick off, looked visibly unsettled by the clash, but gave United the lead four minutes before half time with an emphatic finish after cleverly engineering space with some nimble footwork.

United could have extended their lead almost immediately through Memphis and Chris Smalling, who galloped forward and forced a save, but were then hit by a PSV sucker punch before the break.

In the first minute of eight stoppage time minutes following Shaw’s injury, Moreno rose brilliantly to head home an equaliser via a deflection off Daley Blind.

Just before the hour mark, the Dutch champions caught United out with a rapid break, Lestienne crossing perfectly for Narsingh to cap a fine move with a powerful header past David De Gea.

Mata then squandered a gilt-edged opportunity to level proceedings, somehow failing to control Bastian Schweinsteiger’s perfectly waited pass when bearing down on goal.

Luuk de Jong then lashed wastefully over when well placed as PSV looked to make sure of the points, but they hung on to ruin Louis van Gaal’s return to Holland.

Elsehwere in Group B, Julian Draxler scores his first Wolfsburg goal as the Bundesliga side edged CSKA Moscow 1-0 in Germany
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