Manchester United kickstarted their Champions League campaign by edging out Wolfsburg 2-1 in an entertaining Group B clash at Old Trafford.
Goals from Juan Mata and Chris Smalling proved the perfect riposte to Daniel Caligiuri’s fourth-minute opener as Louis van Gaal’s men took the spoils on Wednesday.
United headed into the fixture desperate to secure all three points, having fallen to a 2-1 loss at PSV in their opening group game.
However, they were stunned when Caligiuri gave the Bundesliga side an early lead to raise hopes they could follow up their win over CSKA Moscow by claiming another three points.
But the home side men responded superbly and, having missed a series of good chances, levelled when Mata converted from the penalty spot after Caligiuri’s handball.
Smalling then slid home a second just after the interval, with United clinging on thereafter to get up and running in Group B.