European Cup · Matchday 03 - Group F
Manchester United v Atalanta
3–2
HT 0–2
Manchester United beat Atalanta 3–2 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 20th October 2021 in the European Cup. Marcus Rashford (53'), Harry Maguire (75') and Cristiano Ronaldo (81') scored for United. United were captained by Harry Maguire, and the referee was Szymon Marciniak.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Mario Pasalic Assist: Davide Zappacosta 0–1
- 28' Merih Demiral Assist: Teun Koopmeiners 0–2
- Half Time 0–2
- 53' Marcus Rashford Assist: Bruno Fernandes 1–2
- 55' Matteo Lovato
- 57' Mario Pasalic
- 57' Marten de Roon
- 64' Luke Shaw
- 66' Paul Pogba for McTominay
- 67' Edinson Cavani for Rashford
- 73' Jadon Sancho for Greenwood
- 75' Harry Maguire Assist: Bruno Fernandes 2–2
- 80' José Luis Palomino
- 80' José Palomino
- 81' Cristiano Ronaldo Assist: Luke Shaw 3–2
- 88' Nemanja Matic for Fred
- 90' Edinson Cavani
- 90' Nemanja Matic
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
- United's first ever meeting with Atalanta.
- Cristiano Ronaldo made his 300th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Marcus Rashford's 2nd goal of 2021-2022, and his 90th for United.
- Harry Maguire's 1st goal of 2021-2022, and his 6th for United.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's 6th goal of 2021-2022, and his 123rd for United.
56%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Szymon Marciniak
Referee
Harry Maguire
Captain
Starting XI
Player
5 Harry Maguire 75'
Substitutes
Paul Pogba
66' for McTominay
Edinson Cavani
67' for Rashford
Jadon Sancho
73' for Greenwood
Nemanja Matic
88' for Fred
Atalanta Lineup
3-4-1-2
Starting XI
1 Juan Musso G
3 Joakim Maehle LM
6 José Palomino CD-L
7 Teun Koopmeiners CM-R
9 Luis Muriel CF-L
11 Remo Freuler CM-L
15 Marten de Roon CD-R
28 Merih Demiral CD ⚽
72 Josip Ilicic CF-R
77 Davide Zappacosta RM
88 Mario Pasalic AM ⚽
Substitutes
13 Giuseppe Pezzella on
18 Ruslan Malinovskyi on
31 Francesco Rossi
42 Giorgio Scalvini
57 Marco Sportiello
59 Alexey Miranchuk on
66 Matteo Lovato on
91 Duván Zapata on
99 Roberto Piccoli
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United
OPP
Gian Piero Gasperini
Atalanta
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Atalanta
3-4-1-2
United vs Atalanta History
Meeting 1 of 2
2
Played
1
Won
1
Drawn
0
Lost
5
Goals For
4
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 20th October 2021. After this match United had played Atalanta 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.
20 Oct 2021 W 3–2 This match
2 Nov 2021 D 2–2 EC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Away | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →