Who was United's Man of the Match?

Thursday 13 April 2023 23:00

It was a disappointing night for Manchester United, as two late own goals saw us let slip a 2-0 advantage to draw with Sevilla at Old Trafford.

The Reds dominated the first half of this Europa League quarter-final first leg, with Marcel Sabitzer twice beating the offside trap to score past visiting keeper Bono in the opening 20 minutes.

United were fizzing in attack and could have had more, with Antony, Anthony Martial and Jadon Sancho dovetailing well, but there were two blots in the opening half - the yellow card shown to Bruno Fernandes, which rules him out of the second leg through suspension, and the injury suffered by Raphael Varane, which meant he was replaced by Harry Maguire at the break.

Erik ten Hag's men still led 2-0 going into the final 10 minutes, having made all of our substitutes, but own goals from Tyrell Malacia and Harry Maguire - the second after Lisandro Martinez had also gone off with a nasty looking injury - mean the picture now looks very different going to Andalusia next week.

Who was your Man of the Match during United's 2-2 draw with Sevilla?poll

Who was your Man of the Match during United's 2-2 draw with Sevilla?

Still, we should congratulate Sabitzer for his brace, which takes him to three goals now for United, all scored at Old Trafford.

The Austrian was the deserved winner of our Man of the Match vote too, claiming a huge majority in our post-match poll.

It's the first time Sabitzer has claimed the prize since joining on loan from Bayern Munich in January and he's really starting to establish himself in Ten Hag's line-up now.

That's five successive starts for Marcel across all competitions and he could add to that run over the coming seven days.

Scott McTominay missed the draw with Sevilla due to injury, although Casemiro returned to the XI, while Fernandes will have to sit out the second leg in Seville.

Well done for your win, Marcel.

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