Top 10 iconic Manchester United games of the decade (2010-2019)

#10 Paris St. Germain 1-3 Manchester United – Champions League, 6th March 2019

Marcus Rashford's penalty handed United a classic comeback win over Paris St. Germain in 2019

When Jose Mourinho was fired by United in December 2018, club legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – the man who had scored the winning goal in the famous 1999 Champions League final – was installed as interim manager. The Norwegian promised to bring back the ‘spirit of 1999’ to Old Trafford, and less than 12 weeks later, his side pulled off one of their greatest ever comebacks in European competition to defy French giants Paris St. Germain in the Champions League’s Round of 16.

Solskjaer’s Red Devils were beaten comprehensively 0-2 at Old Trafford in the first leg, leaving them a mountain to climb in the second leg at the Parc Des Princes, but when Romelu Lukaku scored after just 2 minutes, United were given hope. That hope was seemingly extinguished just 10 minutes later, when Juan Bernat slotted home an equaliser, giving PSG a two-goal lead again.

The French side continued to attack, but were unable to break United’s resolve any further despite dominating the match, and when goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon spilled a shot from Marcus Rashford, United were thrown another lifeline by Lukaku, who converted the rebound. That left the Red Devils needing a third goal – but as the game wound down, it didn’t look possible for them.

In an unbelievable turn of events, though, with 4 minutes of added time already played, Diego Dalot took a speculative shot that deflected off PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe. Somehow, VAR decided that the Frenchman had handled the ball and awarded a penalty – and Rashford somehow remained cool enough to dispatch the spot-kick, giving Solskjaer another miracle win.

The Norwegian was appointed permanent manager just weeks later – but has arguably never topped this classic moment since.