Matheus Cunha scored twice in the final eight minutes as Manchester United recovered from 2-0 down to beat Roma 3-2 at Old Trafford and end a nine-match winless run under head coach Michael Carrick.
Roma took control when Matias Soule and Donyell Malen scored within six minutes of each other in the first half. The atmosphere turned sour, with supporters throwing green tennis balls on to the pitch and chanting against the Glazer family, minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and director of football Jason Wilcox, according to MyJoyOnline.
Carlos Baleba went off early in the second half with a hamstring injury before Bruno Fernandes began United’s revival from the penalty spot in the 58th minute. Devis Vasquez saved the initial attempt, but the kick was retaken after Bryan Cristante entered the area early and reached the rebound, according to Yen.
Bryan Mbeumo then struck both posts with one effort. Cunha levelled in the 83rd minute after Leonardo Balerdi’s mistake, before finishing from a tight angle three minutes later. He was sent off for a second booking in stoppage time, but United held on.
The victory takes Manchester United to six points from four matches, placing them 17th in the 36-team table.
Paris Saint-Germain moved to the top with a perfect 12 points after scoring four times in the opening 17 minutes of a 6-0 win at Villarreal. Joao Neves, Desire Doue, Senny Mayulu and Fabian Ruiz all benefited from errors by the Villarreal defence, with some home supporters leaving before the 20-minute mark, Adom Online reported.
Ruiz scored again five minutes after half-time and 17-year-old David Boly completed the rout. PSG, who had already scored four against Barcelona and Manchester City, host Roma on November 25.
Barcelona ended Aston Villa’s perfect start with a 3-0 win at the Spotify Camp Nou. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring after seven minutes following a poor pass across the area by Joao Gomes. Raphinha added two more, with his first deflected and his second coming from close range after a Joao Cancelo pass.
Villa had chances through Matty Cash, Victor Lindelof and Johan Manzambi before the interval. Barcelona and Villa both have nine points, with Barcelona second on goal difference.
Bayern Munich beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 to remain unbeaten. Lennart Karl, 18, stole possession from Robin Le Normand and chipped Jan Oblak, while Konrad Laimer scored from Harry Kane’s pass. Kane missed the chance to equal Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of scoring in consecutive Champions League appearances, according to MyJoyOnline. Bayern are eighth with eight points.
Inter Milan responded to Saturday’s 3-1 derby defeat by AC Milan with a 3-0 victory at Feyenoord. Yann Bisseck, Pio Esposito and Piotr Zielinski scored, leaving Inter 14th and Feyenoord 30th.
Elsewhere, Galatasaray beat Stuttgart 2-0 through an Alexey Batrakov double, Sporting CP won 1-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk through Issa Doumbia, and LASK defeated Slovan Bratislava 4-0. Kasper Jørgensen scored twice for LASK; Slovan remain bottom without a point, while Ghana midfielder Rahim Ibrahim was an unused substitute.
Bodø/Glimt drew 0-0 with Lille, giving the French club their first point.
Matchday four continues on Wednesday, November 4. AEK Athens host Real Madrid and Fenerbahce play Liverpool at 17:45 GMT. At 20:00 GMT, Borussia Dortmund meet Real Betis, Lens face Como, PSV play Club Brugge, Porto host Napoli, Slavia Prague take on Arsenal and Viking face Sabah.
Manchester City travel to RB Leipzig without Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, who was ruled out for about eight weeks with a knee injury last month.
