Matheus Cunha scored his first goal of the season while captain Bruno Fernandes, forward Benjamin Sesko and centre-back Lisandro Martinez were also on the scoresheet on a comfortable night for the Red Devils at Old Trafford. Manchester United celebrated their return to the Champions League with a 4-0 thrashing of Sabah on Thursday, as Cesc Fabregas’s Como impressed on their debut in Europe’s premier club competition. Harry Kane and Michael Olise, with a brace, both scored in the week that they were nominated for the Ballon d’Or as Bayern Munich were made to work before Bodo/Glimt’s second-half collapse in a 5-0 rout.
“It means a lot to them, especially when they see so many goals. I think it was great for us in general to give us more motivation for the upcoming games. There was one moment of concern after Cunha had given Michael Carrick’s team a 27th-minute lead from Patrick Dorgu’s cross, as United’s defensive frailties almost came back to haunt them. Goals from Croatia midfielder Martin Baturina, Greece forward Tasos Douvikas and Senegal’s Assane Diao put Como in control against RB Leipzig. Kane scored for the eighth Champions League game in a row as he powered home a header from Olise’s free-kick, with Bayern eventually overcoming a spirited Bodo/Glimt.
Lens twice came from behind to beat 10-man Slavia Prague 3-2 with injury time goals from Florian Thauvin and Ruben Aguilar.
