Louis van Gaal agony as Wolfsburg come back to bite Manchester United

Wolfsburg 3 Manchester United 2: A SEASON which appears to have held so little of the traditional drama and excitement for Manchester United finally delivered on both counts at the Volkswagen Arena last night but, unfortunately for Louis van Gaal’s side, it still resulted in them exiting the Champions League group stages.

After taking the lead through Anthony Martial, United trailed at the interval from goals by Naldo and Vieirinha but, in a contest of huge momentum swings, the visitors were poised to advance from a losing position when CSKA Moscow took the lead at PSV Eindhoven.

However, the game swung once and for all in a dramatic 60-second period which started when United took an 82nd minute lead as Marouane Fellaini jumped high to meet a Daley Blind corner and forced Joshua Guilavogui into conceding an own goal as the ball flew in off his head.