With the outcome on a knife - edge .
United needing someone to step forward and make a difference to prevent Shakhtar overhauling them at the top of Group A , Jones provided the cutting edge that had been missing all night .
With the outcome on a knife - edge , and United needing someone to step forward and make a difference to prevent Shakhtar overhauling them at the top of Group A , Jones provided the cutting edge that had been missing all night .