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The incident occurred in the second half with United leading 3-1 following goals from Antony and Bruno Fernandes after Ayoze Perez cancelled out Marcus ...

His teammates were left bemused as to why he hadn't set them up for an easy goal, and they weren't the only ones frustrated by Antony's decision-making. Antony had three teammates to pass to but opted to shoot himself and missed the target [Manchester United](/sport/teampages/manchester-united.html) winger [Antony](/sport/antony/index.html) has been slammed by fans for wasting a huge chance after he opted to shoot rather than pass to any of his three teammates with the goal at their mercy during his side's Europa League clash with Real Betis.

Manchester United midfielder Fernandes had recently been criticised for his leadership skills but showed his credentials on Thursday.

[Weghorst](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/wout-weghorst), who were next to him with an open net. Fernandes had been criticised after the 7-0 loss to Liverpool on Sunday with his captaincy being questioned. He could have had a brace before coming off when sent through one-on-one with Betis goalkeeper Claudio Bravo. The Uruguayan looked to be surrounded on all sides by Betis players but somehow managed to find a gap outside to play the ball back to Scott McTominay, whose shot was palmed into the path of Weghorst. The Reds travel to Spain next week with a healthy three-goal lead as they look to earn a place in the quarter-finals. Marcus Rashford’s sixth-minute opener was cancelled out by Ayoze Perez’s equaliser for Betis 26 minutes later.

How to watch Manchester United vs Real Betis: The Europa League last 16 game sees United host Real Betis of Spain. Here's how to watch the game live on TV ...

You can read our guide to the You can listen to Here’s how to watch the game live on TV and online. United have already ousted Barcelona from the Europa League this season and will now take on another Spanish side in Real Betis. You’ll need an active BT Sport subscription in order to watch the game. Boy, were Manchester United brought crashing down to Earth at the weekend.

Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes scored as Manchester United outclassed Real Betis 4-1 in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday, ...

"It's always see how a team reacts after a setback," Ten Hag said. Good performance also to give something to the fans, and they gave us something back as well because they were right behind us," Ten Hag told BT Sport. "I think we played well, the second half especially.

Our no.10 was on target six minutes into the game to open the scoring with a thumping effort, before three second-half goals secured the win for Erik ten Hag's ...

The Reds were keen to hit back after Sunday’s defeat to Liverpool, with Rashford telling BT Sport: ''It’s a step in the right direction. ''We can’t put too much emphasis on Sunday because it is gone, we can’t change it. ''We have to go there with the right mentality and get the job done; we’ve put ourselves in a good position in the tie, but it’s not finished yet.'' We have to look forward now to the next games.'' Our frontman was equally complimentary to Wout Weghorst, who netted his first goal in front at Old Trafford late on, adding: ''He does a tremendous job for the team, we all know that, but it’s the goals that are going to keep him happy and keep him working hard. We have to build on this now to gain momentum.

'If you're giving up efforts like that and forward players aren't running back, it's NOT a freak': Paul Scholes disagrees with Gary Neville and insists ...

'It's not a freak show it can happen. [Manchester United](/sport/teampages/manchester-united.html)'s 7-0 defeat by Liverpool was not a 'freak' result due to the lack of effort they put in. - Scholes says United's lack of effort meant that the result was not a 'freak'

Man United responded to the Anfield defeat in the best possible fashion with a dominant 4-1 win against Real Betis on Thursday.

"We started the second half well as well, with the two goals, and it's important to put us in a good place in the game. I knew I was going to go high [with the first goal] and it's always nice to start the game well and with a goal. "Four goals, so I'm pleased we can start the tie in the right way and obviously bounce back from the last game as well, so it's now about getting the momentum back that we had before Liverpool.

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes doesn't agree with Gary Neville that the Liverpool loss was a 'freak' result.

“So it's not a freak show, it actually can happen. It can happen in one season or within a week, it does happen." “I don't like using excuses but they looked shattered. Neville was then asked by fellow pundit Graeme Souness whether he considered it a freak result. "It was. READ MORE:

Sheikh Jassim is ready to buy for a fair price but he will not be reckless; there is a general acceptance that whoever buys United will have to overpay; ...

But they only ever put £200m of their own money into the club and you are going from turning that into £4.5bn or £5bn - a lot of people would say, 'take the money now, how much more do you want to put up with fan protests? "For the Glazers, the club effectively belongs to them, they have total control almost of the club and if they do not want to sell they don't have to. "They may say, 'look we've got a US hedge fund, who want to buy 20 per cent of United for £1bn, that means the whole club is worth £5bn'. And they may be using the interest in buying a minority stake to try and drive up the price of the club. That means the process would have moved along very quickly and that would mean the Glazers were very serious about selling the club. I think some of the bidders are thinking, 'what is exactly going on at the moment', because surely if the Glazers wanted to sell one of us would be granted exclusivity at this stage.

Manchester United will be aiming to bounce back from their embarrassing 7-0 defeat to Liverpool as they return to action in the Europa League.The Red.

- Manchester United haven’t lost the first leg of any of their last eight European knockout ties (W4 D4). - Real Betis have won just one of their last seven knockout matches in the UEFA Europa League (D3 L3), a 3-2 victory against Zenit St Petersburg in February 2022. Get up to £40 in free bets on selected events. £20) on selected events at odds of 2.00+, in 7 days. Those goalless draws account for 11% of Manchester United’s total 0-0 draws in major European competition ever (4/37). He said: “We played them in the pre-season after the winter break, and you know what you get from Spanish football.

Manchester United's next Premier League outing, Sunday's home game with Southampton, will not be shown live in the UK. Erik ten Hag's side are taking on the ...

The live Premier League game on Sky Sports, kicking off at the same time, is the London derby between Fulham and leaders Arsenal at Craven Cottage. It was originally due to be played at the traditional time of 15:00 GMT on Saturday but was forced to be moved by our progress to the Europa League round of 16, with the first leg against Real Betis taking place on Thursday night. Erik ten Hag's side are taking on the Saints in a 14:00 GMT kick-off as we look to respond to last week's heavy defeat to Liverpool in the division, on the back of Thursday's Europa League win over Real Betis.

Manchester United return to Premier League action for the first time since their disaster at Anfield as they welcome Southampton to Old Trafford.

Mohamed Elyounoussi would likely start should Alcaraz not be risked. Anthony Martial is unlikely to return from a hip injury, while Christian Eriksen and Donny van de Beek remain out. This is because it was originally scheduled for a 3pm kick-off on Saturday, but was moved due to Man United’s progress in the Europa League.