By Chris Wheeler for the Daily Mail
Published: 23:45 GMT, 12 February 2019 | Updated: 23:45 GMT, 12 February 2019
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Manchester United’s Champions League hopes are hanging by a thread after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer suffered his first defeat as caretaker boss on a night of misery at Old Trafford.
Solskjaer insisted United can still reach the quarter-finals by overturning a 2-0 first-leg beating at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain. But they will have to do it without Paul Pogba, who will be suspended after picking up his second yellow card in the 89th minute on Tuesday night.
‘Mountains are there to be climbed,’ said Solskjaer, who had won 10 of his first 11 games in charge. ‘You can’t lay down and say this is over. We will go there, play our game and improve. Today is a reality check for us.’
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer suffered his first defeat as caretaker boss against PSG on Tuesday night
No club has ever progressed after losing at home in the first leg of a Champions League tie by two goals.
After a goalless first half, PSG struck twice in eight minutes through Presnel Kimpembe and Kylian Mbappe. To make matters worse for United, both were set up by Angel Di Maria who was booed on his return to Old Trafford, where he endured a poor season in 2014-15.
Solskjaer added: ‘They had the