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Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by AC Milan in the first-leg of their round of 16 clash in the Europa League.
Simon Kjaer powered home a scorching header in stoppage time to cancel out Amad Diallo's fine header as the Rossoneri secured a valuable away goal.
With injuries wreaking havoc in both camps, several key players were not in action for both teams tonight.
Yet the match was off to a frantic start with the visitors having the ball in the back of the net twice inside the opening 15 minutes.
On both occasions, it was ruled out for offside, much to United's relief, who then went ahead through Diallo in the 50th-minute.
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The Red Devils, who failed to impress in the game tonight, were heading for an important win before Kjaer popped up with a late equalizer.
Overall, it was a fair result, but Stefano Pioli's men now hold the advantage at the San Siro, and seem better placed to advance into the last-eight.
Here are the hits and flops from the high-profile clash at Old Trafford:
Hit: Amad Diallo (Manchester United)
The youngster picked the perfect stage to introduce himself to the Old Trafford faithful.
Diallo, barely five minutes after coming on, headed Manchester United in front with a spectacular effort.
The 18-year old starlet ran in behind Milan's defense and latched onto Fernandes' floating cross with the back of his head.
The sheer audacity to even attempt a shot like that deserves praise, but Diallo isn't your regular teenager, and he showed that tonight.
For the record, that was also his first goal for the Red Devils since joining from Atalanta, and if that's a sign of things to come, then Mancunians should be very excited about the future.
Flop: Brahim Diaz (AC Milan)
A slightly improved performance from Diaz tonight but still not good enough for a game of this magnitude.
He deserves credit for always trying to find pockets of space to work into and he did manage to get the ball quite often.
What the Spaniard lacked was efficiency - despite seeing so much possession, Diaz managed to do little.
The 21-year old also lost too many balls and couldn't sustain his performance levels either, as he was subbed off with 20 minutes remaining.
Dias isn't a bad player - he's very talented and has the potential to succeed at the highest level. But right now, he's just not there yet.
Hit: Simon Kjaer (AC Milan)
The former Sevilla centre-back popped up with a late header to secure his side a valuable away goal and keep the contest in the balance ahead of the second-leg.
Kjaer, who has improved Milan's defense considerably since joining last year, is largely underrated by the media and fans alike.
But he reminded everyone of his importance to the side with an excellent defensive performance, capped off with a crucial away goal too.
The Danish international connected with Rade Krunic's corner and powered an unstoppable header beyond Dean Henderson in the 92nd minute.
He'd hadn't scored for Milan this season. The timing of his first goal of the campaign couldn't have been more dramatic.
Flop: Anthony Martial (Manchester United)
What has happened to Martial this season? In unstoppable form last year, scoring goals galore, he's struggled for consistency in the current term.
Tonight he had another poor game and hobbled off at half-time with an apparent injury, piling on further misery.
Martial mustered just one shot on target in the opening stanza, drawing a fine save from Donnarumma, but he was ineffective in possession too.
In fact, the 25-year old was dispossessed twice, even in such a limited time frame, and laid just six passes in 45 minutes.
To make things worse for him, Diallo, who replaced Martial at the break, scored just minutes into the restart and will now have a chance to start the San Siro leg next week ahead of him.
Hit: Franck Kessie (AC Milan)
Sky's the limit for Kessie, who's been a revelation for the Rossoneri this season, and put up another masterclass at Old Trafford.
The strapping Ivorian's physicality allowed him to dominate on the ball and provide excellent protective cover to Milan's back-four.
Going forward too, he was dangerous, and it's a shame that his wonder goal wasn't allowed to stand due to a ridiculous handball ruling.
Without several key players in the lineup, Milan needed a new talisman, and Kessie gave them exactly that.
It's about time we started taking him seriously.
