Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich: Post-match reaction

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Our reporter Michael Plant gives his verdict from Old Trafford as Manchester United crash out of the Champions League.

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00:00 I'm at Old Trafford where Manchester United crashed out of Europe tonight after a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich.

00:07 It was a game that promised so much. I think so many fans coming to this stadium beforehand were excited.

00:11 Eric Ten Hag told his players to be brave, but in truth they never really showed up.

00:15 This was just such an underwhelming display from Manchester United who, devoid of any form of creativity,

00:21 just simply could not break Bayern down or really offer any form of attack in threat or impetus throughout the game.

00:27 It was the first half that they had got on the ball and created a couple of openings in the wide areas,

00:31 but poor decision making from Anthony and Alejandro Garnaccio meant that they couldn't make the most of it,

00:37 couldn't breach that Bayern Munich defence. Bayern, in truth, playing in second gear,

00:42 created a couple of half chances in the first half and at the start of the second half.

00:45 But United in that second period just didn't show up after half-time.

00:48 It was almost as if they were just waiting for the right opportunity,

00:53 but that was never going to come the way United were playing. It was so flat, so disappointing.

00:58 I mean, the crowd in here were getting behind them in the first half,

01:01 but by the second half you could hear the frustration amongst the fans.

01:05 They wanted the players to give them something to be enthusiastic about, but they just didn't show up.

01:09 This was pathetic really from United in terms of their desire and their just ability on the ball.

01:17 And it was Kingsley Coman who got the only goal of the game. Fantastic work from him.

01:20 Manchester City wriggle in between, Scott McTominay dropping an armour at bat.

01:24 The ball came to Harry Kane, a lovely reverse pass behind the United defence.

01:28 Johnny Evans pulled out his centre-back and Coman had all the time in the world to look up,

01:32 pick his corner and slot the ball past Andre Onana.

01:34 At 1-0 you thought, well, there surely will be a response from Manchester United, but no.

01:38 In fact, it was Bayern Munich who had the chances after that.

01:41 I think they had three shots after they took the lead.

01:45 United managed one shot in the whole of the second half.

01:48 So disappointed from Eric Ten Hag and Manchester United.

01:51 It means not only are they out of the Champions League, but they're out of Europe altogether now.

01:55 This is the first time since 2005 they've failed to make it out of a European group.

02:00 And it ends what has been a really disappointing and pretty atrocious Champions League campaign.

02:06 If I'm honest, of the six games they've picked up four points,

02:10 they've not really controlled any of the games they've played in the competition this season.

02:16 It's been football that's been dictated by the opposition.

02:19 It's been performances that have relied on...

02:24 I don't know really. There's been no coordination in those performances.

02:29 There's no sense of United dictating and dominating games.

02:33 They've got what they deserved in the end. They've crashed out.

02:36 So many performances have been defensively weak.

02:39 In a game like tonight where the opposition just sit deep,

02:41 they can't even sit deep, but are well organised, they just can't break them down.

02:44 Overall, United, there's just so many areas they have to improve.

02:47 When you look at the players they've brought on, two defenders, Johnny Evans and Aaron Wambasaka.

02:53 And then three relatively untested players, Hannibal, Wakunda Polistri, Kobi Mianu.

02:58 I think that says a lot. I think that says a lot where United are at, in truth.

03:02 And the only other thing to add is that, add to the disappointment,

03:05 is that United picked up two defensive injuries tonight.

03:07 Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw both going off with knocks.

03:10 Maguire going off in the first half seemed to be a groin.

03:12 Luke Shaw talking the press box into hamstring injury, don't know that for certain though.

03:16 And that just compounds matters on such an underwhelming night for Manchester United.

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