Early morning September 26 (Vietnam time), Man United will face Twente at Old Trafford in the opening match of the 2024-2025 Europa League group stage.
Despite higher expectations and home field advantage, coach Erik Ten Hag's team still faced strong resistance from the sharp counter-attacking style of the visiting team from the Netherlands.
The match started cautiously, with both teams mostly keeping possession and testing each other. Man United slowly created some dangerous situations, but the passes from Marcus Rashford and Diogo Dalot were still not effective enough to break down Twente's solid defence.
It was not until the 35th minute that the "Red Devils" got the opening goal after a rebound shot by Christian Eriksen, when he took advantage of the opportunity from a messy situation in the penalty area, putting Man United ahead 1-0.
However, the second half saw Twente rise as they increased the pressure on Man United's defense. In the 68th minute, from a mistake by Eriksen when losing the ball, Sam Lammers quickly seized the opportunity to equalize 1-1 for the away team.
In the final minutes, Man United focused on attacking to find the decisive goal, but the shots of Bruno Fernandes, Alejandro Garnacho and Diogo Dalot were all unsuccessful. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, Man United missed the opportunity to win all 3 points on the opening day.
