Manchester United captain Harry Maguire said, that in Tuesday's Champions League defeat 2: 1 poor discipline cost him with the Younger Boys, but he insisted, that there is plenty of time left for a turnaround. United took the lead through Cristiano Ronaldo and appeared on course, to get the Champions League campaign off to a winning start this season, but the Youthful Boys turned things around dramatically in the second half.
35. a minute, posted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka, proved to be financially demanding. No side in the history of the competition has lost their opening game, which would have previously won the Champions League. “Discipline is of course a huge part of tournament football,” Maguire said.
“If it was an elimination game and we were eliminated from the competition, because we would reduce the number to 10 men, everyone would kick themselves.” We are lucky, that it is the first game in the group and we have a lot of time to do it, to bounce back. from that. "The winning goal in 95. minute came after a defensive error by substitute Jesse Lingard, who covered the back pass woefully.
However, Maguire refused to blame the winger for the defeat. "With Jesse, no footballer likes to make mistakes, but it is obviously an integral part of the game,Maguire added. "We are people, every footballer makes mistakes, we learn from it, he will learn from it. He will pick himself up and be ready to go on Sunday (prot West Ham).
“Younger Boys coach David Wagner was delighted with his side's famous victory.” We showed, what we can do, we deserved it, “Wagner said.” It's an incredible night for this club. ” You can see, what does this mean for the fans, when they had been kept away for so long. “