Man united vs atlético madrid - Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid

It was all he could do not to laugh.

Some of the United fans close to the tunnel were overwhelmed by it after the full-time whistle, shamefully throwing bottles at the Atlético manager, Diego Simeone, who had bolted straight for the dressing room.

He scored the opener in the first leg, and it was just the awareness here on their winning goal to tuck in to pull the defender and heel it to Antoine Griezmann, who would get the assist.

This is a trait that stretches back to the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer era, when United would routinely start slowly, fall behind and then mount a dramatic comeback in the second half.