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LIVE: Manchester United OUT of the Champions League after being outclassed by RB Leipzig in 3-2 defeat as Red Devils come close to memorable comeback with Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba netting late on

There were 59 seconds between Bruno Fernandes hitting the bar and Justin Kluivert scoring the third goal that sent Manchester United out of the Champions League.

Yet that’s only part of the story. The bottom line is that keep giving the opposition a goal or two to start and, eventually, there will be no way back. RB Leipzig are much better than the likes of Southampton, Brighton and West Ham. United served them two first-half goals and no amount of second-half pressure was going to change the outcome from there.

When the final whistle blew, United were out of Europe’s premier competition, a desperately disappointing denouement, given the start they made in this group.