United missing spark of yore as pressure mounts on Jose

Manchester United under Jose Mourinho are in danger of becoming what Liverpool used to be before Jurgen Klopp arrived: A club riding on their glorious history and struggling to live up to the memories of it after another frustrating night in Europe, writes Chris Hatherall

Manchester United’s matchday programme, United Review, ran a feature on the greatest games between United and Juventus ahead of this match against the Italian champions and it must have left home fans dewy eyed at the melancholic memories of what used to be — on a day when the modern United failed to get anywhere near the level of their predecessors.