David de Gea saved Roman Eremenko's penalty but Seydou Doumbia scored the rebound to put CSKA ahead.

Martial's second-half header saved United's blushes but their manager was disappointed with his star striker for the error that led to the hosts' goal.

Van Gaal said: 'They had the present of an Anthony Martial penalty. Martial is a human being, he reacts and it is a stupid reaction, but sometimes these things happen.

'He said it is the first time it happens to him, if it always happens with me it's a pity.

Although Van Gaal was unhappy with the French teenager for effectively handing the hosts the lead, he was pleased to escape from his trip east with a point.

United froze in the first half on a sub-zero night in Russia, but improved after the break following the introduction of Marouane Fellaini and could have snatched all three points in the second half.

Soon after that, United's summer signing received the ball after combining with Lingard but could only shoot wide with his left foot from the edge of the area.

At this stage there was no sign of the drama to come. The home crowd were excitable but apart from a couple of combinations down the right between Mario Fernandes and former United player Zoran Tosic, there was little direct danger.

About a quarter of an hour in, however, that all changed. The Russians gave themselves a little momentum with a cross that Phil Jones cleared before Tosic fired a shot in across goal that had De Gea worried for a moment.

If that was a warning, United did not heed it. Moments later, another foray down the same channel saw Martial commit the clear handball. Notably, Martial didn't seem to complain as he was booked and a penalty awarded.

With the compact stadium seemingly ready to burst, Eremenko took the spot kick and although De Gea did brilliantly to turn the ball onto the post, centre forward Doumbia — the scourge of Manchester City in Russia a year ago —arrived to slam the rebound low in to the corner.

There was some brief hope as the hour mark came and went as Rooney finally found some space to head a cross from the right powerfully down towards the near post. The goalkeeper was up to the task on that occasion while seconds later a CSKA defender was able to clear after Fellaini headed another cross – deeper this time – down at the far post.

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Maybe what is even more stupid is shunting your most effective player to the wings to accommodate your most ineffective one. Maybe the biggest issue with MU is LVG not till now knowing WHO his best eleven (not ten) are and WHERE to play them

If you watched the game, it was dreadful backpasses, sitting by the ball as if we were 3-0 up. but in reality, 1 goal down. no one showed urgency to get back in the game ESP ROONEY that fat piece of . useless as a striker and as a captain. Just get rid of him

CSKA Moscow 1-1 Manchester United: Martial rescues point for Van Gaal's men

The young Frenchman grabbed his fifth goal for the Red Devils to nick a precious point after having earlier given away the penalty from which the hosts opened the scoring

Anthony Martial scored his first Champions League goal to seal a 1-1 draw for Manchester United in Wednesday's trip to CSKA Moscow.

Seydou Doumbia put the home side ahead inside quarter of an hour after turning home the rebound from Roman Eremenko's saved penalty, which Martial had conceded after being penalised for handball.

The France international redeemed his error in the second half with a fine headed equaliser – his first career goal in the competition as Van Gaal's men picked up a point.

United dictated possession for the majority, but it was an encounter low on quality, with CSKA diligent in their defensive duties and the visitors too often lethargic on the ball.

Memphis Depay – left out of the starting XI again – was thrown on for the final 10 minutes, but the visitors could not find the winning goal to take them level on points with Wolfsburg at the top of the group.

Martial had an early penalty shout waved away after tumbling under pressure, but the France international was culpable in his own box in the 15th minute, inexplicably raising a hand to block Mario Fernandes' attempt to keep the ball in play.

Eremenko's spot-kick was superbly saved by David de Gea low to his right, but Doumbia pounced on the rebound to put CSKA ahead after a kind deflection off the goalkeeper's legs.

De Gea rescued United on the half-hour mark, tipping Ahmed Musa's curling effort from 30 yards over the crossbar as Louis van Gaal's side played at a remarkably pedestrian pace.

Wayne Rooney's flick goalwards after 33 minutes – their first shot of the match – following Antonio Valencia's cross was blocked by Igor Akinfeev and the England captain curled wide moments later, but United looked short of ideas against CSKA's deep defensive line.

United continued to dominate possession after the break but Rooney's header, from a Ander Herrera cross, into the arms of Akinfeev from close range was their only meaningful chance before the hour mark.

Champions League debutant Jesse Lingard spurned a superb chance to equalise after being played through by Herrera as his low finish towards the far corner was hit tamely, before Eremenko fired straight at De Gea on a rare break forward for the hosts.

Herrera was beginning to dictate matters in the final third and the Spaniard played a crucial role when United finally found an equaliser. His precise ball to Valencia gave the Ecuador international room to cross for Martial, whose excellent glancing header went in off the far post beyond the dive of Akinfeev.

United pushed forward for a winner and Akinfeev reacted well to parry the ball away from substitute Marouane Fellaini after Depay's cross, but CSKA held out for a draw, keeping them level with Van Gaal's side on four points from three games in Group B

Martial: de vilão a herói - A Repercussão de CSKA Moscou 1 x 1 Manchester United

Equipes se enfrentaram nesta quarta-feira, em partida válida pela fase de grupos da Liga dos Campeões

Em um dos empates da rodada desta quarta-feira na Champions League, o CSKA Moscou empatou em casa em 1 a 1 com o Manchester United. Os ingleses saíram atrás no placar, mas buscaram e conseguiram igualar a partida com o gol de Anthony Martial.

As duas equipes permaneceram na mesma posição que estavam antes do início da partida. Os Red Devils seguem em segundo com quatro pontos e apenas uma vitória em três jogos, empatado com o CSKA, que está em terceiro por ter um saldo de gols menor do que o rival.

“Não tivemos sorte, porque eu acho que nós controlamos o jogo. Nós não jogamos muito rápido, eu acho. A posse de bola foi muito lenta no primeiro tempo, mas melhoramos no segundo e que marcamos um gol fantástico. Podíamos ter ganho. "

"Foi uma reação estúpida de Anthony, mas se ele estava impedido, eu não sei. Eu pensei que estava impedido, mas eu não sei. Era perto. Mas a reação... é a primeira vez que ele fez isso e não tem que ter sempre uma primeira vez. ”

"Irritado? Tenho dado o meu conselho a respeito de como nós poderíamos ganhar este jogo porque isso é mais importante do que ficar com raiva. A reação como Martial foi estúpida, mas acontece. Nós somos todos os seres humanos, raiva não é a palavra certa. “

“Talvez desapontado porque estávamos jogando muito lento. Foi por isso que eu mudei a forma e os jogadores, e eu acho que a segunda metade foi melhor. e acho que merecemos o empate e talvez até a vitória. "

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  And that's it from me, Keeghann Sinanan. Until next time!
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  United leave Russia with a point after coming from behind against CSKA. Martial gave away a penalty which was saved, but Doumbia converted on the rebound. However, the Frenchman would make amends with a diving header in the second half to restore parity. Both CSKA and United are now locked on four points in the group.
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  And that will do it!
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  Yellow Card Marouane Fellaini
• 90'

   

  Fellaini brings down Tosic in plain view of the referee and is booked for his troubles. Moments later, Wernbloom is also carded for tripping Herrera. United are running out of ideas fast here in Russia as there doesn't look to be much stoppage time here.
• 88'

   

  Cauna has entered the fray in place of Dzagoev, who has not really been able to establish himself as an attacking force in this game. United are in possession as we enter the final minutes.
• 87'

   

  SubstitutionAlan Dzagoev Aleksandrs Cauna
• 86'

   

  Decent chance there for the visitors as Menphis bends a tricky cross in which is flicked back to Fellaini. The Belgian can't get to the ball ahead of Akinfeev though, and the keeper saves!
• 84'

   

  Panchenko comes on for Eremenko as CSKA try to freshen up their attacking options. United have held nearly three-quarters of the possession in this match, but the scores are level.
• 83'

   

  SubstitutionRoman Eremenko Kirill Panchenko
• 82'

   

  United have a decent chance to cause danger from a free-kick, but Rooney's delivery is too much for Fellaini to capitalise on. Not long left here and the tempo is slowing down again.
• 80'

   

  Yellow Card Ander Herrera
• 80'

   

  SubstitutionJesse Lingard Memphis Depay
• 80'

   

  Lingard's night is at an end as Memphis leaves the bench to play out the final minutes of this game. Moments after the substitution is completed, Herrera gets a yellow card for bringing down Musa.
• 77'

   

  Phil Jones does excellently to win his side a corner kick after he initially prevented a CSKA attack. He's made one or two important plays tonight that have sort of flown under the radar.
• 75'

   

  Who wants this more? At the moment, it definitely looks like United. A point in these frigid conditions is not a bad result, but you feel that they will want to push for the win - they're not settling into a conservative rhythm here!
• 73'

   

  Eremenko does well to hold onto possession under the considerable frame of Fellaini, and he works the ball left to Musa. The Nigerian must have seen a ghost runner though, because he plays a diagonal ball into the box nowhere near a teammate.
• 71'

   

  The home side continue to labour to get the ball out of their own half for any sustained period. You get the feeling that they will take the point as things stand. Just under 20 minutes to go.
• 69'

   

  You get the sense that United are only going to continue in the ascendancy here. They were already starting to apply pressure on CSKA and now they've found some end product.
• 67'

   

  How suitable from a United perspective that Fernandes was the man beaten by Martial for the equaliser, after the latter won a penalty off the former to originally open the scoring. Football is not without its little ironies.
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  Assist Antonio Valencia
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  Goal Anthony Martial
  AND THAT'S THE LEVELER! Martial makes up for his earlier error to concede the penalty with a lovely diving header ahead of Fernandes. Valencia's cross on the overlap set up that chance!
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  CSKA TEST DE GEA! The home side work the ball quickly to Eremenko inside the area and before the defence can react, he bends one on goal with the outside of his boot but it's right down the throat of De Gea!
• 63'

   

  SubstitutionMarcos Rojo Daley Blind
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  Lingard's eyes light up for a moment as he gets into a great position, but he's called for an offside. That was another good move for United though, who isolated their runner on the left-hand side.
• 60'

   

  United are starting to up the tempo here, with a sense of urgency creeping into everything they do. CSKA perhaps need to stop sitting back so much and allowing them to have all of the ball.
• 58'

   

  NOT A BAD TRY! Smalling does well to feed the ball into the right area and United can work it to Rooney, who lets fly from a decent position, but Akinfeev is equal to it.
• 56'

   

  Herrera gets tired of the stagnation and sideways passes and lets fly from 25 yards, but it was never going to trouble Akinfeev. His volley sails high into the stands and United must try again.
• 54'

   

  To United's credit, they have not allowed CSKA much time on the ball, and unlike the first half, they seem to have been able to recover their defensive position when needed to snuff out counter attacks.
• 52'

   

  Not a lot happening out on the pitch at the moment. United are trying to get the ball out wide to cross it to Fellaini, but CSKA are wise to that strategy and are blocking their space on the flanks.
• 50'

   

  United are looking a little more accomplished on the ball here. Their problem is that is still all looks so ponderous. With Fellaini on the pitch though, they always have that potential get-out-of-jail card for stagnated attacks.
• 48'

   

  Schweinsteiger has been replaced by Fellaini to start the second half. It appears for now that Herrera will sit back with Schneiderlin to allow the Belgian to attack from a more advanced midfield position.
• 46'

   

  SubstitutionBastian Schweinsteiger Marouane Fellaini
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  Here we go again.
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  CSKA Moscow have taken a 1-0 lead against Manchester United at the break, after Martial gave away a penalty in the first quarter-of-an-hour. De Gea saved Eremenko's kick, but Doumbia was on hand to convert the rebound. The Red Devils have been far from their best here in Russia. Can they recover? Second half is close, so stay tuned.
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  And without any stoppage time, the referee blows the whistle for the interval.
• 43'

   

  Musa tries to turn on the afterburners to get down the byline and beat Smalling, but the centre-back is on his game and prevents the ball and the man from entering a dangerous area.
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  SubstitutionVasiliy Berezutskiy Alexey Berezutskiy
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  Aleksei Berezutski was replaced by his twin Vasili in the starting lineup, and now he comes off the bench to return the favour to his brother, who is not able to play any further part here.
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  Berezutski doesn't look to be in the best shape here, and he's signaled to the bench, apparently unable to continue. Shame for CSKA, as he's been generally faultless in the first half.
• 37'

   

  Rooney takes the ball nicely on the turn and weighs up his options quickly before deciding to let fly from about 25 yards, but he scoops it well over the bar. Not his best effort, that one.
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  This is far from a vintage United performance, with CSKA dealing with their attacking offerings with little trouble. Some signs that they may be starting to wake up though, as Martial is starting to fire in some decent balls.
• 33'

   

  Half chance for Wayne Rooney as a cross from Valencia was deflected towards the near post. The skipper makes contact but Akinfeev positions himself right in front of the ball to block.
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  DE GEA CALLED INTO ACTION! The Manchester United keeper has to stick up an arm acrobatically to tip away a stinger from Musa, who had collected the ball on the turn and let fly from distance.
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  Lingard gets involved for the first time, and it's no surprise to see that it comes down the left side instead of his starting position on the right flank. He keeps a hold of the ball under pressure but just can't squeeze in a cross in the end.
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  Fernandes looks to have Rojo and Martial figured out on the right-hand side, and he drives into space behind the pair once again in order to drill a low ball into the box, but there are no takers.
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  There's a glimpse at a break for Musa, who looks to have beaten the defence to a long ball over the top, but Jones and Smalling team up at the last moment to shepherd the ball back to De Gea.
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  Manchester United have not really looked for Lingard in the opening 23 minutes, and the youngster has started to drift infield in a bid to get the ball and get involved in this match.
• 21'

   

  CSKA have seen far less of the ball but have definitely been the more threatening team. They've moved the ball quickly down the flanks. United are getting too complacent on the ball and are slow to recover their defensive position.
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  United simply have not been able o get anything going when in possession and more often than not, they end up surrendering it to the home side after one too many sideways passes.
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  That was the second or third time that CSKA have been able to break Manchester United's left flank and this time, they've made them pay. It looks like a real problem area for the visitors.
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  Missed Penalty Roman Eremenko
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  Penalty save David de Gea
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  Goal Seydou Doumbia
  CSKA HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD! De Gea, who made a great save in the buildup to that penalty, comes up with an even better one to stop Eremenko's kick low to the left corner. However, Doumbia reacts quickest to place the rebound home!
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  Yellow Card Anthony Martial
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  PENALTY TO CSKA! Fernandes gets by Martial down the right, and the ball appears to flick off the hand of the Frenchman as he tried to stop the cross from coming in. Yellow for Martial and a big opportunity for the hosts...
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  Wernbloom gets by Rojo down the flank and squeezes the ball into the area, but the midfielder's cross isn't accurate enough and it's stabbed away by the toe of Jones in the end.
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  United are trying to get Martial activated down the left-hand side, but so far, CSKA have thrown back whatever he's been able to offer on the ball. If that continues, don't be surprised to see him swap with Rooney.
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  The game has developed a pattern of Manchester United probing and passing patiently in the opposition half, while CSKA sit back and soak it up, while looking for the openings on the break.
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  Manchester United are showing signs of settling into a rhythm. For now, Herrera is lining up behind Rooney, with Lingard and Martial in support on the right and left flank respectively.
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  CSKA are already looking a little slack in possession to start the first half here, as a turnover in midfield was, fortunately for them, not quite pounced on by Manchester United.
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  Off we go!
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  Van Gaal has dropped Memphis to the bench, with Jesse Lingard starting instead. Matteo Darmian has also been moved to the substitutes to make room for Antonio Valencia, who begins on the right side of defence. Expect some rotation of position among the attacking unit of Ander Herrera. Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial, with the latter two especially comfortable with swapping roles.
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  Lenoid Slutsky makes two changes from his side's 3-2 win over Ural last time out. Alan Dzagoev has returned to the CSKA team and will line up behind lone striker Seydou Doumbia in a 4-4-1-1 formation for the home side. Vasili Berezutski also replaces his twin brother Aleksei in defence, with the latter dropping to the bench.
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  Man Utd Subs: Romero, Fellaini, Darmian, Blind, Carrick, Mata, Memphis.
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  Man Utd (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Rojo; Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin; Lingard, Herrera, Martial; Rooney.
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  CSKA Subs: Chepchugov, Berezutski, Nababkin, Canua, Milanov, Golovin, Panchenko.
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  CSKA (4-4-1-1): Akinfeev; Mario Fernandes, Ignashevich, Berezutski, Schennikov; Tosic, Wernbloom, Eremenko, Musa; Dzagoev; Doumbia.
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  These two sides have only met one time previously, in the group stages of the 2009-10 tourney. There, the Red Devils won 1-0 in Russia, before playing out an entertaining 3-3 game back in England. CSKA have not kept a clean sheet in 18 matches in Europe, but Manchester United also are on the verge of an unwanted UCL record - as defeat here will have them on an unprecedented three-game losing streak away from home.
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  CSKA are currently in the middle of their longest-ever unbeaten run at home in the Champions League, having won once and drawn twice in their last three outings. That win came courtesy of a 3-2 result over PSV in the previous matchday that helped keep Group B tight. They also currently top the Russian Premier League with 10 wins from their opening 12 games, and are the only side yet to taste defeat in the top flight.
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  It's been hit and miss for Manchester United either side of the international break. A 3-0 defeat to Arsenal was followed up by a win over Everton by an identical scoreline to keep them within two points of Premier League leaders Manchester City. In Europe, an opening-day loss to PSV was negated somewhat by a triumph over Wolfsburg, with both matches finishing 2-1. Still some kinks to work out for Louis van Gaal's side.
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  Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Champions League clash between CSKA and Manchester United. Group B is as even as they come, with all four teams locked on three points after a win and a defeat apiece in their opening pair of games. I'm Keeghann Sinanan, your guide for all the action.