In the early morning of September 26 (Vietnam time), Man United faced Twente at Old Trafford in the opening match of the Europa League 2024-2025 group stage.
Despite expectations higher and home advantage, coach Erik Ten Hag's team still faced strong resistance from the sharp counter-attacking defense of the away team from the Netherlands.
The match started quite cautiously, as both teams mainly kept the ball and probed each other. Man United gradually created some dangerous situations, but the passes from Marcus Rashford and Diogo Dalot were still not effective enough to penetrate Twente's solid defense.
It was not until the 35th minute that the "Red Devils" opened the scoring after a rebound from Christian Eriksen, when he took advantage of the opportunity from the chaotic situation in the penalty area, putting Man United ahead 1-0.
However, the second half saw the rise of Twente 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.
