MANCHESTER UNITED were held to a 1-1 draw by Fenerbahce on a disappointing night in Turkey.
Christian Eriksen broke the deadlock for Erik ten Hag‘s side in the first half with a composed strike into the top-left corner.
But the Red Devils quickly found themselves under pressure.
Andre Onana pulled off an outstanding double save to keep his team ahead just before half-time.
However, things quickly fell apart after the break when some poor defending led to Youssef En-Nesyri equalising.
Fenerbahce boss Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands by the referee, furious his side were denied a penalty.
And United were unable to restore their lead and now sit 21st in the Europa League group stage table.
SunSport’s Emillia Hawkins rates the performance.
Andre Onana – 7
Made an outstanding double save in the 37th minute to keep two attempts from En-Nesyri out.
5
His defenders could’ve done much better to prevent Fenerbahce‘s goal.
Diogo Dalot – 5
Failed to track back at times and had his blushes spared in the first half by Ugarte, who made a crucial tackle on Dusan Tadic to prevent a goal.
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Matthijs de Ligt – 6
Made some good blocks during the first half to keep Fenerbahce at bay.
Missed a few chances from set-pieces after the break. Probably Man Utd’s best defender on the night.
5
Victor Lindelof – 4
Failed to follow En-Nesyri for Fenerbahce’s opening goal and made no attempt to win the ball.
Hauled off in the 54th minute.
Lisandro Martinez – 5
Like Lindelof, he did not apply any pressure to En-Nesyri for the hosts’ first goal. Poor communication from both.
Christian Eriksen – 7
Broke the deadlock for United with a great strike into the top-left corner from the edge of the box.
The midfielder has now provided a goal involvement in every Europa League game this season for United.
Manuel Ugarte – 6
Won the ball in the build-up to the first goal and saved Man Utd from conceding with a fantastic last-ditch tackle in front of goal in the 22nd minute.
Was lucky to avoid giving away a penalty after the break.
Noussair Mazraoui – 6
Didn’t look too out of place starting in the No10 position. Played a role in the build-up to the goal, passing the ball to Zirkzee who got the assist.
Eventually moved to left-back, allowing Martinez to move central.
5
Marcus Rashford – 5
Played out of preferred position and started on the right as opposed to the left.
Didn’t make too much of an impact on the game.
Alejandro Garnacho – 6
Played a key role in the build-up to Eriksen’s goal by making a direct run into the box.
Challenged Dominik Livakovic a few times and looked lively.
Joshua Zirkzee – 5
A poor overall performance from the striker despite providing the assist for Eriksen’s opener.
Failed to make much of an impact and was hauled off in the 54th minute.
