The Red Devils played more than an hour without registering a single shot to compound a forgettable afternoon for the club in Bern
Even with Cristiano Ronaldo in fine form, Manchester United's lack of firepower was badly exposed on Tuesday as they went down to a shock 2-1 defeat at the hands of Young Boys.
It looked set to be a fine Champions League afternoon for the Red Devils when their new signing pushed them ahead after just 13 minutes.
But their Swiss hosts were barely troubled after that rocky start and recovered to record a memorable win in the group stage opener.