Uefa Europa League: Porto 3 (Pepe 27', Omorodion 34', 50') Manchester United 3 (Rashford 7', Hojlund 20', Maguire 90+1') HARRY Maguire’s 91st minute equaliser earned Erik ten Hag a Europa League point, and possibly a reprieve from dismissal as Manchester United manager, in Porto last night although the question very much remains, for how long. The coming days and games - starting with Sunday’s daunting visit to in-form Aston Villa - will determine if ten Hag, against all the odds and mounting evidence, can turn around a lacklustre start to the season that has earned widespread criticism from nearly every quarter. “We will get there, don’t judge is in this moment, judge us at the end of the season,” said a defiant ten Hag last night.
“I said the same last season - just wait. “We are in the process, we will improve. We’ve had two seasons now where we achieved finals.
Just wait, we have to develop and progress this team. We will work, we will continue and we will fight.” The dramatic equaliser was appreciated by the travelling support, but the fact remains that so many aspects of this performance were so shambolic that it may not ultimately make the slightest difference to the manager’s fate.
That looked gloomy as the seconds ticked away last night, ten Hag’s demise apparently imminent, his sacking a matter of minutes away after United had thrown away a two-goal lead, gifted them by Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund. To make matters worse, United had been .
