Marcus Rashford, Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout Weghorst scored to help Manchester United take a 4-1 first-leg lead against Real Betis
In choosing the same XI that earned the wrong kind of immortality at the hands of their arch rivals, the manager’s thinking was an if-it’s-broke-you-lot-fix-it approach. It worked, though United were tentative before an upgrade in performance after the interval. Antony, so far, is proving a one-trick footballer but what an act it is: he once more dipped on to his left foot before caressing in United’s second goal to calm his team.
It was a fine start but Ten Hag was soon howling instructions at Fred and was not impressed when a David de Gea pass went straight to Luiz Henrique, the type of sloppy football the manager detests: the passage of play encapsulated United’s opening half. Next, the camera cut to a disbelieving Ten Hag after Weghorst somehow missed a classic poacher’s chance from a Luke Shaw cross following a one-two with Rashford.
Then Betis equalised. Ayoze Pérez was found in space on the right after Juanmi had chested the ball on to his left arm. The on-loan Leicester forward hit a clean strike that arrowed past De Gea into the far corner and the finish stood, the VAR having no interest in intervening.
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