Manchester United were hammered 4-1 by Como in the Champions League on Wednesday as the pressure increased on beleaguered manager Michael Carrick, while a late Declan Rice equaliser earned Arsenal a 2-2 draw away to Bayern Munich.
This was a second 4-1 home win in this season’s competition for the tournament debutants. Kylian Mbappe made it 12 goals in 12 games this season for Real before Tidiam Gomis pulled one back, but Yan Diomande completed Real’s victory with a spectacular volley against his former club. Villa also have a perfect record after three games, as they won 3-1 at home to Viking Stavanger with Ross Barkley’s opener being followed by Emiliano Buendia’s penalty and Henrik Heggheim’s own goal. Reigning champions PSG are top of the 36-team standings after beating Barcelona 4-2 on Tuesday, but the French side confirmed Wednesday that star winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in that game.
Nico Paz scored twice for Cesc Fabregas’s Como, with Tasos Douvikas and Jacobo Ramon getting their other goals. The Red Devils have just one win in the Premier League this season and have now suffered back-to-back losses in Europe. Carrick’s position risks becoming untenable. Jose Mourinho’s Real are one of five teams with three wins from three in this season’s Champions League, as goals either side of half-time from Bernardo Silva and Arda Guler set them on their way at the Bernabeu.
“We looked dangerous, we got the goal and we had a moment there where we could have killed off the game,” Kane told broadcaster DAZN.
