Eric Bailly brilliantly denied Atalanta a goal with a brave diving challenge with the score at 1-0 before Cristiano Ronaldo equalised in first-half stoppage time.
Paul Pogba carelessly gave away possession in a dangerous position in the defending final third, after being dispossessed the ball bounced for Duvan Zapata and with the goal at his mercy he saw his effort blocked by the shoulder of the Ivorian.
The hosts found an early breakthrough when Josip Ilicic's strike squeezed through Luke Shaw's legs before squirming beneath David de Gea.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer maintained the 3-4-2-1 formation that comfortably beat Spurs 3-0. For Bailly, it was a first Champions League start in two years as he deputised for the injured Victor Lindelof, who
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