Has Erik ten Hag lost the dressing room? BBC man weighs in after dramatic 3-3 draw vs Porto

Source link : https://footsoccer.net/2024/10/04/ligue-1/has-erik-ten-hag-lost-the-dressing-room-bbc-man-weighs-in-after-dramatic-3-3-draw-vs-porto/

Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United were involved in a six-goal thriller against Porto in the second matchday of the Europa League.

They made the perfect start, scoring two goals early in the half to take a comfortable 2-0 lead.

However, Porto responded almost immediately, with former Real Madrid defender Pepe scoring a header to pull one back for the home side just 7 minutes later.

And not long after, Samu Omorodion finished off a brilliant move with a header from close range past the Manchester United goalkeeper to bring the match level at 2-2.

Porto completed the turnaround 5 minutes into the second half with Omorodion scoring his second of the night to make it 3-2.

Both sides continued to create chances on either ends but the things got from bad to worse for United when captain Bruno Fernandes picked up a second yellow card and a subsequent red and was shown marching orders.

With the team down to ten men and with just less than 10 minutes plus stoppage time left to go, it looked like a certain defeat for United.

However, Harry Maguire, who had come off the bench in the 78th minute, had other plans. In the 91st minute, the centre-back scored a thumping head from a corner to save two crucial points for the Red Devils.

Erik ten Hag with Joshua Zirkzee after the game, (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)