Allegri sprang a surprise when the MiBs lined up in a mirror of the Pigs’ signature 5-3-2 formation but his side soon looked foolish when they allowed Higuain and Ismaily to break through for two early goals. Cameras zoomed on what looked like impending doom for the visitors but Skriniar, playing through a knock, rose to meet a cross and give them hope. The continued absence of first-choice keeper Ter Stegen came back to haunt the Mancs, though, when Cillessen could only knock a Dybala free kick into the path of Christensen. When Higuain bagged a second with 15 minutes to go, it was all over. The Pigs’ unbeaten record continues as they stay hot on the heels of Farcelona.

By Yonda C. Shestherewaitingforme