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Champions League: Arsenal face Bayern after Como thrash Man Utd

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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes speaking to TNT Sports: "It's not the first time, we started on the wrong foot, and they scored very early. Not much pressure on the ball, not many good movements with the ball, not many things going our way.

"Conceding early makes us go into game with a mood of defeat, it's difficult to get out of that, trying to be brave, to have the ball and make something happen. If we are not able to do that, it is going to be very difficult to get out of this situation.

"It's a decision from the staff to not press man to man and sometimes leave space behind and try to get the ball, wait for them, but sometimes when you give space to these teams they get confidence."

On whether he is saying Michael Carrick got his tactics wrong: "That's on the manager and staff to see, not me. Sometimes you have to be more brave under pressure, take the risk of pressing high and making them uncomfortable. As you saw with them [Como], the centre-back was coming to mark me in my own half. We need to do that as a team but we were unable to.

"A team that plays through the middle with small connections, if you give them too much time and space then they can hurt you out wide."

A brilliant and memorable night for Como as they deservedly beat Manchester United.

A desperate defeat for Michael Carrick's side.

Como make a change as Maxence Caqueret replaces Martin Baturina.

Surely Carrick has seen enough? Pull some of the senior players and give the young’uns a go. Can’t do much worse and will at least try to put in the effort required. Anything but another whimpering, passive loss.

Tom, Canada

What has happened to my team? Why play players out of position and never give youth a chance?

Roy, Bramhall

Manchester United's manager Michael Carrick
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Eoin (18.18) forgot talent, effort, ability to defend, score, pass…. The list goes on!

Here we go again. Dalot should have scored and then we switch off and concede. Like night follows day this.

Stuart, Manchester

Manchester United's Diogo Dalot in action
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Simon Stone
BBC Sport Manchester United reporter in Como

This is a big night for Matthijs de Ligt.

When the Netherlands defender hurt his back before the trip to Crystal Palace last November, Ruben Amorim said he would only be missing for a short while.

That absence stretched on and on. Eventually, De Ligt had surgery to solve the problem but even that recovery has gone on longer than initially thought.

De Ligt was arguably United's best player leading up to his absence. It is unfair to ask him to find his form immediately, but Michael Carrick must hope the return goes smoothly.

Matthijs de Ligt
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