PSG 1-3 Manchester United: 5 Hits and Flops

#1 Hit: Romelu Lukaku

Lukaku pounced on two opportunities to devastating effect against a nervy PSG backline

Matchwinner. Much has been said about the Belgian's poor conversion rate and plethora of big chances he misses - but Romelu displayed the goalscoring instinct and attacking intelligence which prompted United to splash £75m for his services two years ago and made no mistake in the biggest game of their season to date.

Neither goal was pretty by any means, but they didn't need to be. He showed excellent attacking positioning to race ahead of Buffon and slot home the rebound after Rashford's effort was parried. His first meanwhile, set the tone on a night where United needed forward momentum in a difficult away fixture and got exactly that from minute one, as the 26-year-old pounced on Kehrer's mistake before leaving the hosts simply stunned.

You could tell it had stifled Les Parisiens' defensive plans and although Bernat's equaliser suggested their swift response was a sign of things to come, they remained nervy at the back particularly following the manner in which Lukaku's first goal had been conceded from seemingly nothing. A game-high five aerial duels won, three completed dribbles, two shots and two pivotal goals. What more can you ask for?

Stats' source: WhoScored