When Manchester United click as they did here for large periods, their attack features organised chaos and their defence is compact, as their four clean sheets this season show. This last statistic was heading for a fifth until a hapless Christian Eriksen turned from scoring hero to culprit with a dither that allowed Sam Lammers to equalise on 68 minutes.
Chasing victory, Erik ten Hag replaced the restored Marcus Rashford with Rasmus Højlund, Joshua Zirkee with Mason Mount, and Eriksen with Kobbie Mainoo. But this last-dice throw failed despite an added-time scramble that had Harry Maguire heading goalwards so United’s Europa League challenge starts with a point.
Written by Jamie Jackson at Old Trafford
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/sep/25/manchester-united-twente-europa-league-match-report under the title “Manchester United reined in by Twente as Eriksen goes from hero to villain”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
