There will be talk of another special night at Old Trafford, and perhaps it was. Manchester United is a club built on the romance of the comeback, and Wednesday's was another one, the stadium rocking as it came from 2–0 down to beat Atalanta 3–2, the winner coming off the head of Cristiano Ronaldo. There is still a big game coming up away to Atalanta in two weeks, but United now should feel more at easy about making it through to the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
But thrilling as this was, there was a clear sense of the second-half performance papering over the cracks, and a hellish fixture list occupies the schedule through the next international break.