Porto v Manchester United LIVE: Result and final score as Harry Maguire saves Red Devils in Europa League

4 days after their 3-0 dwelling humiliation by the hands of Tottenham, the Purple Devils put criticism of the gamers and their under-fire supervisor to the facet with a powerful begin in Portugal.

Targets from Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund had United in management, just for Ten Hag’s males to lose their method and their defensive schools as Pepe scored earlier than Samu Omorodion’s good brace.

Captain Bruno Fernandes was despatched off for the second straight match as Ten Hag squirmed, just for Maguire to go dwelling a Christian Eriksen nook in stoppage time to seal some extent.

Harry Maguire says Man United’s defensive points should be addressed if the membership are to expertise any success this season.

Speaking to TNT Sports activities, he mentioned: “After each recreation we analyse and converse amongst ourselves. The supervisor spoke, some members of workers spoke and the gamers spoke.

“Once you get 2-0 away from dwelling it’s a must to be a bit bit extra stable and there have been far too many gaps. Too many crosses had been coming into the field for positive they usually finally punished us for it.

“Once you go 2-0 up after which concede, does the idea go a bit with the boys that we are able to go on and win? It’s one thing we have to give attention to. It’s occurring far too many instances.

“Each time you concede it’s a must to reset and return to the sport plan which bought us within the lead. It’s one thing we have to enhance. If we wish to achieve success this season we are able to’t preserve conceding two objectives.”

Harry Maguire believes Manchester United are missing the psychological wherewithal to forestall video games from snowballing uncontrolled, with the facet making a behavior of conceding objectives in bunches as of late.

“I believe it is extra most likely of a psychological problem,” Maguire mentioned on TNT Sports activities.

“I believe it is one thing that we have got to beat. It most likely begins with perception.

“Once we go two up after which we concede, simply perception goes a bit bit between the boys that we are able to go on and win the sport right here. It is one thing that we’d like to concentrate on, one thing that we have to give attention to.

“We actually ensure that once we do a concede, we get collectively, we regroup after which we stick collectively as a result of that is half and parcel of soccer and it is one thing that we have got to do higher.”

Erik ten Hag has requested Manchester United followers to belief the method after clawing again a 3-3 draw towards Porto within the Europa League this night.

“We’ll get there,” he mentioned on TNT Sports activities. “Do not decide us on this second, decide us ultimately of the season.

“I mentioned the identical final season, simply wait. We’re within the course of, we’ll enhance, and we have now now two seasons the place we achieved finals.

“Simply wait, we have now to develop and progress this group. We’ll work and we’ll proceed.

“We’ll combat. You see the spirit and the connection between the workers and the group. It’s sturdy spirit they wish to obtain.

“We’re within the course. We have now that good mentality, however particularly in some defending components, we have now to step up.”

Bruno Fernandes noticed purple for the second time in as many video games after being proven two yellows for 2 very comparable excessive challenges.

In fact, his purple towards Tottenham was overturned earlier this week. However for ex-Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves, right now’s dismissal was completely justified.

“The Tottenham one was not a purple, he was unfortunate. I don’t suppose he was unfortunate tonight,” he mentioned.

“The primary one, as a result of it’s early on within the recreation, they’ll most likely give a yellow for that simply because your foot is excessive.

“It doesn’t have to be. Let him carry the ball down and win it on the bottom.

“In the event you’re on a reserving, you’ll be able to’t make that problem. Simply go head it.”

Harry Maguire says his teammates nonetheless think about Erik ten Hag after heading dwelling a late equaliser to spare United’s blushes in Porto.

“Undoubtedly,” mentioned Maguire when requested if the gamers nonetheless believed within the supervisor.

“To be trustworthy, I’ve performed for this membership now for six years, so I understand how it really works, and if you undergo a foul spell, gamers come beneath stress, but in addition the supervisor does.

”He is skilled sufficient. He is been within the recreation lengthy sufficient. He is been at this membership lengthy sufficient that I am positive he is realized the right way to cope with it and it is half and parcel of enjoying for this membership or managing this membership.”

Erik ten Hag has quelled fears that Marcus Rashford’s half-time substitution was compelled by harm, insisting that Alejandro Garnacho’s introduction was purely primarily based on rotation forward of Sunday’s conflict with Aston Villa.

“We have now to rotate,” he mentioned on TNT Sports activities. “Garnacho, we did not begin him. He had an incredible recreation, not solely on Sunday, however I believe in the entire season.

“On Sunday we have now once more one other arduous recreation, a superb recreation, so we’d like the gamers to be accessible and be match and contemporary.”