Como humiliate Manchester United 4-1 in Champions League masterclass from Nico Paz
Nico Paz scored twice and set up another as Como thrashed Manchester United 4-1 in the Champions League at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.
Como thrashed Manchester United 4-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday night, with Nico Paz scoring twice and setting up another in a performance that piled yet more pressure on Michael Carrick. Sky Sports live blog
The Argentina international curled the hosts ahead inside two minutes at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, past Senne Lammens, after Harry Maguire had given him too much space. United are now the first English side ever to concede inside the opening two minutes of consecutive European matches, following Pablo Barrios’ 49-second opener for Atlético Madrid last week. Sky Sports report
Carrick made two changes at the break, sending on Amad Diallo and Carlos Baleba, but the switch backfired within four minutes of the restart as Paz slipped in Anastasios Douvikas, who ran off Matthijs de Ligt — making his first start in 325 days after back problems — to fire in Como’s second. Paz then punished a Baleba error to add the third in the 57th minute before centre-back Jacobo Ramón headed home a fourth in the 76th. Sky Sports report
Joshua Zirkzee grabbed a stoppage-time consolation for United, but the damage was done. With just three points from their first three league-phase games and seven matches now without a win, Carrick’s side face an uphill battle to reach the knockout stage. Sky Sports report
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