Man Utd vs Roma: Cunha Double Seals 3-2 Comeback

Man Utd vs Roma ended in a stunning 3-2 Champions League win for Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday night, November 3, after they trailed 2-0 at half-time. Matheus Cunha scored twice late on, then was sent off, UEFA and The Guardian reported. The win ended a run of nine games without a victory for Michael Carrick's side.

How the comeback happened

Roma were well on top in the first half. The key moments:

• Matías Soulé gave Roma the lead after a quick break exposed United's left side;
• Donyell Malen made it 2-0 from the penalty spot after the ball hit Ayden Heaven's hand;
• Bruno Fernandes saw his second-half penalty saved, but the referee ordered a retake for encroachment and he scored at the second attempt;
• Bryan Mbeumo hit both posts with one shot;
• Cunha equalised on 83 minutes from a Diogo Dalot cross, then fired in the winner at the near post.

Cunha was booked for his celebration, when he took off his shirt and went into the crowd, and then received a second yellow card for a late lunge on Leonardo Balerdi. He will miss United's next Champions League match.

Record comeback and a red card first

BBC Sport said no team has won more Champions League games from two or more goals behind than Manchester United, with this their fourth such win, level with Real Madrid. Cunha also became the first United player to score and be sent off in the same Champions League game.

Protests and pressure on Carrick

The match was played amid fan protests against the club's owners. The Guardian reported that fans threw tennis balls onto the pitch from the Stretford End when the clock reached 20 minutes and five seconds, a reference to 2005, the year of the Glazer takeover.

Carrick told UEFA his players were anxious early on but "fantastic" in the second half. Asked about his future, he said: "I don't have a crystal ball to know what happens next." United host Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.

Fernandes, who had recently been dropped, told Amazon Prime: "We don't need to save anyone's job. The club needed that win, the players needed that win."

Other Champions League results

Paris Saint-Germain stayed perfect with a 6-0 win at Villarreal, scoring four in the first 17 minutes. Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0, Bayern Munich won 2-0 at Atletico Madrid and Inter won 3-0 at Feyenoord. Galatasaray beat Stuttgart 2-0, Sporting won 1-0 against Shakhtar, LASK beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0 and Bodo/Glimt drew 0-0 with Lille.

For fans in Thailand, the late kick-offs in Europe meant the comeback played out in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

More football: Arsenal beat Liverpool at Anfield, Newcastle vs Everton and Port FC beat Beijing 7-4.

Photo: Old Trafford, Manchester, by Arne Müseler / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE. File photo.