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Manchester United\u2019s European campaign is over after Kingsley Coman fired already-qualified Bayern Munich to a victory that meant Erik ten Hag\u2019s men finished bottom of their Champions League group.<\/p>\n
A wild, error-strewn continental group stage left the Red Devils\u2019 last-16 hopes hanging by a thread, with progress only possible if they beat the German champions at Old Trafford and Copenhagen and Galatasaray drew.<\/p>\n
But the Danes\u2019 victory and Coman\u2019s finish from a smart Harry Kane pass in a 1-0 Bayern win saw toothless United\u2019s hopes of a Champions League miracle go up in smoke as the curtain came down on Group A.<\/p>\n
The loss also meant Ten Hag\u2019s side missed out on the consolation prize of Europa League qualification, with this just the fourth time a Premier League side has finished bottom of their Champions League group.<\/p>\n
United had restricted Thomas Tuchel\u2019s men to half-chances during the opening period at Old Trafford, where the hosts\u2019 injury list increased as Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw picked up issues just before the break.<\/p>\n
The reshuffled backline looked far more solid than during Saturday\u2019s 3-0 humiliation at home to Bournemouth but still could not stop Bayern from running out victorious.<\/p>\n
Coman was a livewire throughout his time on the pitch and Kane, a long-term United target, brilliantly played him in to beat Andre Onana as the hosts bowed out of Europe before Christmas.<\/p>\n
United mustered just one shot on target in a must-win match that is followed by Sunday\u2019s Premier League trip to rivals Liverpool. There were boos at the final whistle once again.<\/p>\n
United went out with a whimper and the Bayern fans reminded the hosts of their problems before and after the match.<\/p>\n
Onana saved an under-hit Kane attempt and the marauding Noussair Mazraoui failed to find an unmarked Leroy Sane with a cross, before Alphonso Davies and Joshua Kimmich had attempts.<\/p>\n
Bayern saw penalty appeals ignored after Jamal Musiala went down having been blocked off by Maguire, with Manuel Neuer finally called into action in the 23rd minute.<\/p>\n
Shaw\u2019s 25-yard stinger forced him to punch over for a corner that ended with Bayern players surrounding Alejandro Garnacho, angrily claiming he threw Coman into the advertising hoardings.<\/p>\n
Sane exchanged passes with Musiala but instead of shooting, failed in cutting back to the 20-year-old. The former Manchester City winger then could not cleanly meet a tantalising Coman cross.<\/p>\n
Maguire pulled up holding his groin in the 40th minute and left to a standing ovation, with Jonny Evans replacing the reigning Premier League player of the month.<\/p>\n
United saw out the rest of the half and made another enforced alteration at the break as Shaw made way for Aaron Wan-Bissaka due to an apparent hamstring injury.<\/p>\n
The right-back nearly made an immediate impact, cutting back to the edge of the box only for Fernandes\u2019 first-time shot to fly over.<\/p>\n
Kim Min-jae cut out a threatening cross and Fernandes flashed across the face of goal before Bayern slowed the tempo and took control.<\/p>\n
Their reward came in the 70th minute as Coman kept the ball alive and burst behind, collecting a smart first-time flick from Kane and going on to slam past Onana.<\/p>\n
United became the first Premier League side to concede 15 or more goals in a Champions League group stage.<\/p>\n
Ten Hag rung the changes, but Bayern were barely threatened. Leon Goretzka and Kim saw efforts blocked before a Kane header whistled wide, with the Stretford End\u2019s chants of \u201cattack, attack, attack\u201d falling on deaf ears.<\/p>\n