MANCHESTER Manchester: Manchester United manager Eric ten Hag questioned the killer instinct of his players after being held to a 1-1 draw by his old club FC Twente in the new Europa League. Sam Lammers scored on Christian Eriksen in the second half at Old Trafford He took advantage of the mistake and scored the equalizer for the Dutch underdogs. “You saw it was the game of his life. They fought for every yard and we didn't,” Ten Haag said. “99% is not enough, you have to give 100%. You have to finish the game. “You have to end this.”
Eriksen had put United ahead in the first half, but Lammers took over, whose goal secured an unexpected point for the visitors. Ten Hag expressed his affection for that team before the game. whom he supported as a boy and represented as a player in the Netherlands. He said, “It's no good hurting something you love.” Instead, it was the United fans who were left in agony, despite Eriksen leading the home team to victory.
United have won just three of seven games in all competitions this season and Wednesday's draw came after a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday. Eriksen fired a first-time shot into the top corner in the 35th to give United the lead. Forwarded. Connecting with a loose ball just inside the box, the playmaker did not break stride as he fired his effort past Twente goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall with power and accuracy.
With clenched fists he ran towards the corner to celebrate in front of the home fans. But Twente's supporters cheered the loudest after Lammers' goal in the 68th when he beat Andre Onana at his near post. Ten Hag Said, “When you're on one there's a lot of football (still left to play) and games that take more than 90 minutes.” “And you have to fight to the end and score the second goal.”
Like the Champions League, the second-tier Europa League has a new format and has 36 teams instead of 32. It features a league system in which each team plays eight games against different opponents over a period of January, replacing the old group stage. In the clash between the Turkish and Greek champions, Galatasaray beat PAOK 3–1. Victor Osimhen, who moved to Galatasaray from Napoli in early September, made his presence felt.
At the beginning of the second half, the Nigerian striker's goalbound header was saved by defender Abdul Rahman Baba into his own net. Giannis Constantelias equalized on the rebound, before Osimhen set up Younes Akguen to score the winner. Mauro Icardi added a stoppage-time goal. Lazio beat Dynamo Kyiv 3-0. Boulaye Dia scored twice and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru scored once. Both teams finished the game with 10 players.
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