Manchester United 1-2 Sevilla (Aggregate 1-2): 5 Talking Points

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Manchester United players react after getting knocked out of the UEFA Champions League

#2 Wissam Ben Yedder - The perfectly played card

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The man who knocked mighty United out of the UEFA Champions League - Wissam Ben Yedder

Starting the game on the bench, it's unlikely that Wissam Ben Yedder would've ever imagined having such an influence on the game. A bland first half and the resulting necessity to shake things up forced manager Montella to bring on the striker for Luis Muriel in the 72nd minute, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Just a couple of minutes later, it honestly seemed like just a couple of heartbeats, the 27-year-old broke the deadlock, gracefully picking Pablo Sarabia's ball before dispatching it past a helpless De Gea to give Sevilla an invaluable away-goal advantage.

As palpable tension around him transformed into silent despair, the Frenchman gratefully accepted a free header at the end of some shoddy defending to double the lead and hammer in the final nail in the coffin that now houses Manchester United's UEFA Champions League campaign this season.

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Edited by Shambhu Ajith
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