Erik ten Hag has as much of an impact as Manchester United players in win vs Barcelona

Front foot, full throttle and full blooded. This is the Manchester United their supporters have been pining for. The club's comeback was replete by another comeback on an unforgettable evening at Old Trafford.

Lisandro Martinez fell to the turf and beat the badge. Casemiro approached the Scoreboard End, Raphael Varane started the cheerleading. "Frenkie, Frenkie, what's the score?" crowed the United fans.

Varane promised on Wednesday the atmosphere would be electric. Old Trafford was so charged there could have been an electrical storm. Barcelona continues to bring the best out of the 113-year-old stadium.

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Bruno Fernandes snidely pelted the ball at Frenkie de Jong, a possible comeuppance for his inordinate summer saga, and there was as much of a commotion in the press box as there was on the pitch.

Some United supporters quarreled with the Barcelona analysts and one was eventually calmed by a press box regular. Those supporters celebrated euphorically in their faces when Antony's side-footer landed.

1984, 2008 and now 2023. This is another night that will live long in the memory of the United supporters who walked down Warwick Road and onto Sir Matt Busby Way. They may have floated away from the ground. Sir Alex Ferguson, revelling in the atmosphere, clenched his fist.

One-nil down in Barcelona and 1-0 down again in Manchester, United rallied again. In Erik ten Hag, their best decision in a decade, they have an eminent coach who has as much of a difference from the technical area as those on the pitch.

The interval introduction of Antony for Wout Weghorst and the positional changes enhanced United's attack immediately, and their equaliser was just as immediate. Of course,