Old Trafford great game Man United 3-3 Basel
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- Category: Champions League
Manchester United and Basel gave an incredible game on Old Trafford finished with 3-3 draw. The Swiss champion was very close to making a fantastic turnaround against finalists from last season's Champions League and minutes before the end led with 3-2.
Two quick-fire first-half goals from Danny Welbeck had given last year’s finalists a healthy cushion at the interval, but the Swiss outfit had missed several opportunities to close the gap against a poor United defence.
But two second-half goals from Alexander Frei, and one from his namesake Fabian, were just reward for a side who are fourth in their national league and are unbeaten in their opening two Group C fixtures.
But just as it looked like they were set to see out what would have