RB Leipzig 3-2 Manchester United | 5 Hits and Flops as the Red Devils crash out of the UEFA Champions League

RB Leipzig v Manchester United: Group H - UEFA Champions League
RB Leipzig v Manchester United: Group H - UEFA Champions League

#3 Hit- Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig)

Marcel Sabitzer
Marcel Sabitzer

Marcel Sabitzer put in a shift and then some for Julian Nagelsmann against Manchester United in the middle of the park. He covered every blade of grass on the pitch and his excellent vision and passion was on show as RB Leipzig took the lead in the first half.

After motoring into the right side of the pitch, Sabitzer whipped in a beauty that was finished off by Angelino. It was Sabitzer who once again played Angelino into space to set up RB Leipzig's second goal of the game.

He also got involved plenty in the second half, committing several tactical fouls as Manchester United threatened to break and at times did look like he was walking on borrowed time. But he managed to stay in there.

#2 Flop- Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United)

Angelino scores past Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Angelino scores past Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Aaron Wan-Bissaka chose Manchester United's biggest fixture of the season to drop an absolute stinker. Perhaps too reliant on his ability to tackle and win the ball back, the Manchester United right-back kept conceding acres of space to Angelino and the RB Leipzig winger made him pay.

Wan-Bissaka got nowhere close to Angelino as he scored the first and then set up the next one. He was once again nowhere to be found as Angelino almost set up Emil Forsberg for a third goal.

He was then rightly screamed at by Luke Shaw after an audacious and baffling decision to play a backheel flick in the middle of the park to concede possession off which RB Leipzig nearly scored another one and almost killed the game as far as Manchester United were concerned.

#1 Hit - Angelino (RB Leipzig)

Angelino (right) was the difference maker tonight
Angelino (right) was the difference maker tonight

Manchester City loanee Angelino absolutely relished the opportunity to do a job on the Red Devils and he was all over them in the first half. He opened the scoring as early as the second minute of the game with a deadly finish..

Angelino exploited the space ceded to him down that left side by the confused Manchester United full-back and every time RB Leipzig ventured forward down the left side, it looked like they were going to score.

Angelino turned provider 10 minutes later, this time whipping in a sumptuous ball for Haidara who slotted it into the corner to extend RB Leipzig's lead. The 23-year-old didn't stop there, he created yet another wonderful opportunity for Leipzig to score but Emil Forsberg botched his finish after being found in space in the middle of the box.

Angelino was touted as one of the players to watch out for ahead of the game. He has been RB Leipzig's best performer this season and he proved to be the difference maker on one of their most important nights of the season.

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