Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester United: Jesse Lingard and Nemanja Matic celebrate Red Devils’ historic Champions League win
United booked their place in the European Cup quarter-finals with a remarkable away goals defeat of PSG
Manchester United completed one of the most remarkable Champions League comebacks in history on Wednesday night to book their place in the European Cup quarter-finals.
Romelu Lukaku scored twice and Marcus Rashford added an injury-time penalty to send United past Paris Saint-Germain on the away goals rule with a 3-3 aggregate draw.
There have been calls for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to be named United's manager on a permanent basis now, with the Norwegian guiding the Red Devils to an historic victory.
Never before has a team recovered from a two-goal home defeat in Champions League history to book their place in the next round, and there is a real belief Solskjaer's United side have the momentum to go all the way and win their fourth European Cup.
All the more remarkably, United completed their turnaround despite missing 10 players due to injury and suspension, and the likes of Tahith Chong and Mason Greenwood were introduced as second-half substitutes with Solskjaer attempting to deal with his threadbare squad.
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Paul Pogba was ruled out on Wednesday night as he was sent off in last month's first leg, but the France midfielder made the trip to Paris to watch the match - and he could be seen celebrating with Patrice Evra, the former Manchester United star, in the stands.
However, not all of United's absent stars travelled to France, with the likes of Jesse Lingard, Alexis Sanchez, Nemanja Matic and Anthony Martial all forced to watch the match from home as they recover from injury.
All the injured players got involved in the celebrations when Rashford scored the winning penalty and United progressed to the quarter-finals, with Lingard struggling to contain his delight at the remarkable result.