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Man United given reality check by Young Boys as Champions League campaign begins with defeat

BERN, Switzerland -- It should have been a night for this new-look Manchester United team to display their Champions League credentials, but in the end it was another evening to suggest there is more to be done than simply signing Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Despite another goal from the Portuguese superstar, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team lost 2-1 to Young Boys in Bern on Tuesday, a result which owed much playing for 55 minutes with 10 men after Aaron Wan-Bissaka's needless red card and a horrible mistake from Jesse Lingard in stoppage time which gifted the Swiss side a late winner.