Manchester United suffered European heartache by a cruel 11-10 penalty shootout defeat via the unfortunate boot of David de Gea who stroked his kick to the left of Geronimo Rulli, whose save made him Villarreal’s hero.
It is always cruel for whoever loses this way and for United a long season ends with them having to spend the summer haunted by what might have happened if they were slicker before goal and had not handed Gerard Moreno his first-half opener due to calamitous defending.
