The result leaves the Reds top of Group F ahead of our outing at Villarreal next month, and there were plenty of talking points after an evening of ups and downs in Bergamo.
Here, several of our club writers reveal what they made of the action as the dust settled on this latest test on the continent...
ADAM BOSTOCK "As someone who has always favoured playing at the back, albeit only in leisurely seven-a-side games after work these days, I have an affinity and an appreciation for professional defenders. For example, I still buzz at the memory of sitting near AC Milan legend Franco Baresi when covering a United youth-team trip to Tuscany, while the Reds' very own Wes Brown sat next to me.
Bailly was a ball magnet