I was at Old Trafford to see Manchester United limp out of the Champions League (again) and it was absolutely hilarious.
As a Manchester City fan, it felt a little odd to watch - and lend my support to - a team wearing a shade of light blue but not called City serving United with a sobering lesson at the supposed Theatre of Dreams. Atletico Madrid's lazer blue strip resembled that of late 90s City, but that's as far as the comparison goes.
Attending the game in a journalistic capacity, I kept my emotions in check when Renan Lodi gave the Spanish side a deserved lead late in the first half. However, it was hard not to crack a smile as the pre-match optimism and atmosphere was sucked out of Old Trafford by a typically defensive and cunning performance from Diego Simeone's team.
