Men to deliver more Euro magic

qualify (only if Valencia don’t beat Juventus) so I think now I leave it to the Old Trafford people. I hope we arrive on time! We had an amazing escort here today — thank you to the Italian police.”

United midfielder Paul Pogba, who was returning to his old club, hailed a stunning victory.

“It was lovely we won,” he said. “That was most important.

“The fans were very welcoming with me and I really appreciate that. We played against a good team, but the three points were most important.

“I celebrate for the goal, it was strange it touched a lot of people. We’ve been playing well together and until the end we’ve done very well. We had maybe an extra breath or power to push it at the end.”

United fought back to win a Champions League game with two goals in the final five minutes of a match for the first time since the 1999 final against Bayern Munich.

Goalscorer Mata added: “What a nice last five minutes. It is a very good night for us to get three points against Juventus in Italy. It is amazing!

“They have fantastic players and are a top team. We come back to Manchester with three points and that is football!

“The first half was not bad. It was quite even. They had chances but in the second half it was a fantastic goal from Cristiano Ronaldo. They had a few clear chances after that to win the game but they didn’t and we came back. It is a very big step in the group.”

On the own goal and free-kick, he stated: “You know better than me because I didn’t see it! I have confidence in my free-kicks at the moment. I train a lot. After training I get the ball and try.”