Manchester United suffered a frustrating begin to their Europa League campaign on Wednesday night as FC Twente held them to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. Christian Eriksen persistd his purple patch with a thunderous first-half strike that showd to be the triumphning goal on an emotional night for Erik ten Hag.
However, a misconsent from the Dane permited Sam Lammers to equivalentise in the 68th minute, and United couldn’t discover a triumphner.
Express Sport runs thcimpolite the top talking points from a chilly, damp and disnominateing evening in Manchester…
Bruno Fernandes worrys ascfinish
United helpers have lengthenn accustomed to seeing Bruno Fernandes as an automatic repairture in the begining lineup, no matter the competition.
But he was blessed not to be rested after a below-par discarry out at Crystal Palace, and the Red Devils captain was once aachieve underwhelming aachievest Twente.
With Eriksen in boiling goalscoring establish and Mason Mount back to fitness, Ten Hag could soon have a very difficult decision to create.
Christian Eriksen carry outs his part
It was a surpascfinish to see United cash in on Scott McTominay but upgrasp Eriksen in the summer transfer triumphdow, think aboutless of the Scotsman’s better taget appreciate.
But Ten Hag called on the 32-year-elderly to fill in for Casemiro after the latter’s catastrophe aachievest Liverpool, and he has rephelp his faith with three goals and one help in four consecutive begins.
Eriksen created another chooseimistic perestablishance alengthyside recent £50million man Manuel Ugarte… until overweightigue seemingly took its toll on him for Twente’s equivalentiser.
It was an unblessed lapse in concentration that will undoubtedly overshadow a night on which he showcased he has plenty to recommend this season.
Man Utd grasp Sem Steijn
Sem Steijn droped on Old Trafford as the visitors’ biggest menace but was nullified by United before his disincludeal on the hour tag.
The 22-year-elderly aggressioning midfielder has already scored six goals this season and netted 17 times in the last.
He was notably a talking point ahead of the align for his one-on-one training sessions with none other than United helpant Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Considering the trend of Ten Hag’s previous signings as United boss, it may not be out of the ask that the two labor together in England in the not-so-far future.
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