There has never been any love lost between rival fans and Manchester United. Envy can be a strong, illogical emotion when one trophy after another repeatedly find their way into the crammed Old Trafford trophy cabinet. The only thing that is capable of bringing these fans together is understandably national pride, particularly in a World Cup year.
One such occasion took place on Wednesday night as the mood amongst England fans dramatically changed when the sight of an obviously distressed Wayne Rooney being assisted off the field suddenly silenced the jubilation at United’s late defeat. It was a moment witnessed by Philip Cornwall who submitted the following report for Football365.com
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First things first. The 1-2 defeat at the Allianz was NOT revenge for 1999 as the pundits are trying to portray it. Not even close. That result in Barcelona was decisive, it was final, there was no comeback for Bayern. What we are now talking about is entirely different, where with an away goal in the bag United have a real chance of going through to the semi final, possibly even favourites to.
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Bayern Munich 2 (Ribery 77, Olic 92) vs Manchester United 1 (Rooney 2)
Manchester United have suffered their first away defeat in the Champions League in 18 matches after conceding a last-minute goal in Munich. But there is potentially even more damaging news for Sir Alex Ferguson and England with the sight of Wayne Rooney limping off in stoppage time with what appeared to be a potentially serious Achilles injury.
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