Omonia vs Manchester United LIVE!
Manchester United survived an enormous scare against minnows Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League on Thursday night. The Red Devils dominated the first half of an eventful Group E contest in Cyprus, yet found themselves a goal behind at the interval after Karim Ansarifard finished off a brilliant counter that was the hosts’ first real attack of the evening.
Erik ten Hag threw on Marcus Rashford at half-time and quickly got his reward as the substitute equalised within seven minutes after profiting from a brilliant Bruno Fernandes pass. Fellow replacement Anthony Martial then came off the bench to score with his first involvement to put United ahead 2-1.
Rashford’s second effort six minutes from time looked to have put the game beyond Omonia, only for Nikolas Panayiotou to score a second for Neil Lennon’s plucky side mere seconds later. That set up a grandstand finish, with United eventually coming away with a hard-fought three points despite Cristiano Ronaldo being unable to dispatch his 700th career club goal, despite plenty of opportunities. Follow Omonia vs Manchester United reaction LIVE with Standard Sport’s blog below!
