Manchester United stuttered to a 1-1 draw at home to FC Twente in their opening Europa League game on Wednesday as Christian Eriksen scored but then made an error that led to the equalizer.
The Denmark international put United ahead with a powerful first-half strike on a soaking-wet night at Old Trafford before Sam Lammers equalized for Twente 68 minutes after Eriksen was caught in possession.
United manager Erik ten Hag selected a strong side to take on Twente, a club where the Dutchman came through the youth ranks and had three spells as a player before moving into coaching with the Eredivisie side.
Marcus Rashford returned to the line-up after coming off the bench in Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace, with Harry Maguire replacing Matthijs de Ligt in defense and Manuel Ugarte taking the place of Kobbie Mainoo.
United had an early let-off when Lammers dragged narrowly wide after slack…
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