Antony and Fred took the game by storm at Old Trafford after a first-half horror show that ended with a brilliant Casemiro block
What a night, what an equaliser from Fred, what a winner from Antony, in a tale ofFred blazed his equaliser home moments into the second half – off his right shin – and 10,000 volts jolted through the stadium because United had just turned frustration to joy. Whatever occurred from that juncture, Erik ten Hag’s men had already stunned Barça, informing Xavi’s side that they intended to keep on keeping their fans bouncing – and singing.
The answer for the rest of the 45 minutes was a clear “no” as United veered close to being a rabble who sought refuge in bickering with the referee, Clément Turpin, and doing what is always a self-defeating exercise: feeling sorry for themselves. Ten Hag got sucked in, giving his men zero impression of a cool-customer manager who had faith they would solve the puzzle. The Dutchman was enraged enough with Barça’s theatrical dives and technical fouls and Turpin’s officiating – starting with the penalty award – for the referee to hand him a stern word.
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