The referee who seems to enjoy showing cards to English teams... so what did he say when Sportsmail approached him this morning?

MARTIN SAMUEL: Rotten luck for Fergie, but the bottom line is this: just because your fancy-dan winger is sent off it does not mean you concede two goals in 12 minutes

MAN UNITED 1 REAL MADRID 2 (agg 2-3): Jose Mourinho senses weakness like a shark smells blood and the moment United were reduced he seized his chance. He replaced Alvaro Arbeloa with Luka Modric, moved Gonzalo Higuain wide, and that combination of talents, plus an inevitable winner from Cristiano Ronaldo, took the tie.