BERGAMO, Italy -- Cristiano Ronaldo did not return to Manchester United earlier this season to keep Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in a job, but he is doing it almost single-handedly right now.
Another hapless United display was glossed over by another Ronaldo rescue act with two goals in a 2-2 draw against Atalanta in Bergamo, but Solskjaer's post-match smile will have masked an acceptance that he will have to save himself sooner rather than later.
Ronaldo, the oldest man in the United team, scored crucial equalisers in stoppage time at the end of each half to keep Solskjaer's side on top of Champions League Group F.