Manchester United locked horns with FC Porto at the Estádio do Dragão earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the UEFA Europa League. The Red Devils made a bright start to the game and scored the opening goal in the seventh minute thanks to Marcus Rashford‘s effort. Rasmus Hojlund doubled his team’s lead in the 20th minute before Pepe got a goal back for Porto just seven minutes later. Samu Omorodion equalised for the home side in the 34th minute as Erik ten Hag’s men went into the half-time break with a 2-2 scoreline.
Omorodion scored again for Porto in the 50th minute with an emphatic finish. Bruno Fernandes was sent off by the referee in the 81st minute. However, Harry Maguire scored an injury-time equaliser with a good header as Man United earned a dramatic 3-3 draw away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester United player performed during the match against Porto.
GK: Andre Onana – 6.5/10
Onana made a few solid saves at the back but won’t be pleased after conceding four times tonight.
RB: Noussair Mazraoui – 7/10
He did his fair share of defending and managed to create one good chance going forward.
CB: Matthijs de Ligt – 6/10
De Ligt was far from convincing on the defensive end of the field but was good on the ball.
CB: Lisandro Martinez – 6/10
He earned possession back twice but failed to keep things tidy at the back.
LB: Diogo Dalot – 7/10
He looked shaky when defending inside his half but made two decent chances in the final third.
CM: Casemiro – 7/10
Casemiro made two crucial interceptions at the back and managed to engineer a few inviting chances for others around him.
CM: Christian Eriksen – 7.5/10
He made a lot of decent plays for his teammates and has got a couple of assists to show for his efforts.
RW: Amad Diallo – 6.5/10
Diallo caught the eye at times but failed to register a goal.
CAM: Bruno Fernandes – 5.5/10
He made some good chances for his teammates to score but let his teammates by getting sent off late in the game.
LW: Marcus Rashford – 8.5/10
Rashford was a constant menace in the opponent’s half and ended the game with a goal and an assist to his name.
ST: Rasmus Hojlund – 7/10
He was a real handful for the Porto defenders and managed to score in the 20th minute.
Substitutes:
LW: Alejandro Garnacho – 7/10
He added some pace to ten Hag’s attack.
ST: Joshua Zirkzee – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
RW: Antony – 6.5/10
He made one good run with the ball.
CB: Harry Maguire – 7.5/10
Maguire did well to score the equaliser with a good header in injury time.
CB: Jonny Evans – 6.5/10
He was solid at the back.
