Paz, Fabregas and Como teach Man Utd a lesson

Serie A success story Como have gone from Serie D to the Champions League – now they have taught Manchester United a lesson in Europe. Man Utd humbled by four-goal Como to pile pressure on Carrick When Manchester United savoured the last of their three Champions League triumphs in 2008, Como were a Serie D club, playing in one of nine semi-professional regional leagues. On Wednesday, at a rainy but picturesque Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on the banks of the iconic Lake Como, the Serie A outfit showed how far they have come. In fact, on the evidence of their 4-1 thrashing of the English side – and with progressive coach Cesc Fabregas in the dugout – you could argue the European newcomers have leapfrogged the Old Trafford outfit and then some.

Time and again, Fabregas' side sliced through United – who are now winless in their past seven games in all competitions for the first time since 2015. At the heart of Fabregas' team is the brilliant Nico Paz, signed from Real Madrid in 2024, who scored twice and set up another. Since the start of September, the 22-year-old Tenerife-born Argentina international has been directly involved in more goals in all competitions than any other Serie A player. "It was a historic night because we played against one of the