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Man United end nine-game winless run with 3-2 Roma comeback after Glazer protest halts game

Manchester United came from two goals down to beat Roma 3-2 in Tuesday’s Champions League game at Old Trafford, ending a nine-match winless run. The match was halted when fans protesting against the Glazer ownership made their voices heard on the pitch while play was stopped.

Matheus Cunha scored twice as United overturned the two-goal deficit, and was sent off in the same wild encounter. The result snapped a nine-game winless run that had put head coach Michael Carrick under serious pressure, The New York Times reported. It was United’s fourth game of the UEFA Champions League 2026-27 league phase, Khel Now reported.

Fans halt Old Trafford game over Glazers

The Mirror reported the Old Trafford match was halted while supporters staged a protest against the Glazer ownership of the club. The demonstration broke out with the game stopped, and the action resumed only once the protest had played out.

The stakes for Carrick were high. United had gone nine matches without a win, and The New York Times said the club was looking for their first victory in ten games across all competitions. The Peoples Person noted that key lineup changes were made for the clash as pressure mounted on Carrick.

Cunha brace seals wild comeback

Sky Sports reported that Matheus Cunha scored two goals and was sent off in United’s comeback win over Roma. The goals completed a remarkable turnaround from two goals down, and the red card that followed did not cost United the three points.

For United fans, the evening carried even more weight. The New York Times described the result as a potential mood-changer for the club, the kind of night Old Trafford had been waiting for after a run that had stretched across nine games.

Feyenoord-Inter halted by flares

A referee halted the Feyenoord-Inter Champions League game after fans fired flares onto the field, Yahoo reported. The match was stopped with the flares thrown onto the playing surface, leaving referee and players waiting before play could restart.

PSG stay perfect as Barcelona and Bayern win

UEFA.com’s round-up had Paris Saint-Germain remaining perfect in the Champions League after a huge away win. Manchester United, Barcelona and Bayern also won their games, while Galatasaray took revenge, The New York Times reported.

Barcelona’s game against Aston Villa took place at Camp Nou on Tuesday, Nov. 3, with kickoff at 9 p.m. CEST local time, translating to 8 p.m. BST in the UK and 3 p.m. ET in the United States, CNET reported. Atletico Madrid also took on Bayern Munich in the same Matchday 4 sequence, with Bayern winning, per UEFA.com and the Hindustan Times.

The Champions League anthem was not played before Atletico Madrid’s and Barcelona’s games, Diario AS reported.

Liverpool travel to Istanbul on Wednesday to face Fenerbahce in a match where the Reds are looking to change a dire Champions League record in Turkiye, beIN SPORTS reported. Andoni Iraola and Cody Gakpo spoke ahead of the trip, the BBC reported. Predictions have been published for all nine Champions League games scheduled for Wednesday, Squawka reported, with Fenerbahce against Liverpool among them.

Kane one behind Ronaldo’s scoring record

Harry Kane has struck in ten successive UEFA Champions League games. That run moves him past Robert Lewandowski and Ruud van Nistelrooy, and places him one behind record holder Cristiano Ronaldo, who holds the benchmark the England forward is now chasing.

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