For Ten Hag, finding one of the former members of the house was like an additional blow of pressure in addition to his 12th place in the Premier League and the 2/6 record achieved by his team for its debut in the Europa League against Twente (1-1) and Porto (3-3). The least we can say is that the Dutchman did not score any points in Türkiye while his players only gleaned one, once again.
During the first half hour, the English managed the match perfectly. Thanks to great collective work punctuated by a delivery from Zirkzee, Eriksen opened the scoring after a quarter of an hour (0-1) and Rashford was on the verge of widening the score very quickly (22nd). The problem is that this team is in a crisis of confidence and it shows. Fenerbahçe did not take advantage immediately due to technical shortcomings and a brilliant Onana, notably on a double reflex save (36th).
But after the break, the very lively Saint-Maximin used his speed to send a caviar to El-Nesyri (49th, 1-1). This equalizer had the gift of waking up United. Rashford (59th), De Ligt (68th) then Garnacho (70th) came close to giving his team victory but something was always missing. A nice summary of their start to the season. Nothing changes whether on the side of the Mancuniens or Mourinho who was excluded during the meeting but who succeeded in his reunion. For Ten Hag, his future is getting even darker and the trip to West Ham on Sunday feels like a last chance.
