Erling Haaland misfires, Julian Alvarez inspires: Who will stop Man City in the Champions League?

ETIHAD STADIUM, MANCHESTER — The name Glazer and footballing catastrophes have gone hand in hand in Manchester for years.

But the Glazer family’s rank mismanagement of Manchester United tends to take place in the shadows away from the green and yellow protest scarves.

By contrast, their namesake and Red Star Belgrade goalkeeper Omri Glazer made a show of himself under the bright lights of the Etihad Stadium in a 3-1 Champions League defeat on Tuesday night.

In truth, it’s a little harsh to single Glazer out. The Israeli international’s sterling work before halftime, repelling Rodri’s piledriver and thwarting Phil Foden from point-blank range as Manchester City racked up 22 shots on goal, played a significant part in Red Star claiming a shock 1-0 lead over the European champions.

Livewire forward Osman Bukari only needed one shot as he caught Ruben Dias napping to give the Serbian giants their ill-deserved advantage. It was their only shot of the half and Pep Guardiola’s treble winners were handed a rare lesson in efficiency.

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Julian Alvarez was a menace to Red Star before the break, always popping up in space he had no right to have on the edge of the area. When the Argentina star burst into the opposition box early in the second half, he appeared to have run out of room altogether as Haaland overhit the pass.

However, the man nicknamed La Arana (the spider) showed the sort of dexterity you’d only normally associate with an eight-legged creature as he touched the ball around Glazer and rolled his studs over it to finish in one rapid-fire movement.

The Red Star goalkeeper remained busy. He made a hash of an Alvarez shot from range