MANCHESTER UNITED’S 4-1 loss to Como is starting to age pretty well.

Cesc Fabregas‘ side continued their fine form in Europe tonight with a staggering 9-1 battering of French side Lens.

In the process, the Italian side equalled the record for biggest Champions League win ever.

The other two eight-goal wins came via Liverpool’s 8-0 crushing of Beşiktaş in 2007 and Real Madrid‘s 8-0 demolition of Malmö FF in 2015.

One of the goalscorers for the Italian sensations, Nico Paz, held up a T-shirt in memory of Tenerife’s Jesus de Miguel who died aged 30 in a tragic on-pitch accident.

Como now sit fourth in the Champions League standings sandwiched in between Barcelona and Arsenal.

Man United are languishing in 17th, but their 3-2 win over Roma has given them some hope of reaching the knockout stages.

Como are also sitting fourth in Serie A just five points off the top of the table.

With stars like Nico Paz, Martin Baturina and Lucas De Cunha, the club is blessed with young, talented players playing attractive football under Fabregas.

Now, Man United’s 4-1 loss to Como seems to be better understood by their fanbase.

Social media was flooded with United fans appreciating the quality of Como and retracting their complaints.

One fan wrote on X: “We restricted this monster Como team to just 4 goals. Underrated by Carrick.”

A second user posted: “Carrick really limited this Como super team to just 4 goals.”

A third commented: “This is Como basically giving Michael Carrick and Manchester United their flowers without actually saying it. Sorry Manchester United, you really weren’t that bad of a team against Como.”

Perhaps Bruno Fernandes has had a change of heart, too?

The playmaker publicly placed blame on the manager after the loss and was subsequently dropped for the following fixture against Chelsea.

However, speaking after the Roma win, Fernandes cleared up any speculation that there’s a lingering issue between himself and the manager.

He told Amazon Prime: “The club needed that win, the players needed that win, it’s something that we needed as a group of players. We’ve been working so hard to get out of this situation together.

“It’s been tough, there’s been a lot of speculation in the media, a lot of lies around many things that happened in this club between me and the manager, like that we had clear-the-air talks. Nothing like that happened.

“The manager took a decision to put myself on the bench [vs Chelsea] because I wasn’t performing and that’s fair, everyone felt it was a punishment for the words I said, and if it was, it was right.

“The manager is the one who makes the decisions; I have to accept them, I have to go forward with them.

“It doesn’t change the belief I have on the manager, on the staff and every player in this club, and it doesn’t change my aim to win every f****** game ahead of me.”