On the morning of October 25, MU hosted Copenhagen at Old Trafford in the third match of Group A of the European Cup 1.
Maguire celebrates his goal against Copenhagen.
Although highly rated, MU encountered many difficulties against the proactive playing style of the opponent.
In the 5th minute, the Red Devils' goal was shaken after Elyounoussi's shot hit the post.
After being overwhelmed, MU gradually regained focus and had quality attacks.
In the 16th minute, receiving the ball from Rashford, Hojlund pressed one more time to approach the penalty area and then fired a hammer-like shot that went over the Copenhagen goal crossbar.
In the remaining minutes of the first half, MU still held the ball and attacked quite a lot but could not find a goal.
After the break, the game did not change much as MU actively controlled the game, while the away team accepted to play deep and wait for a counterattack opportunity.
In the 50th minute, after a lightning-fast attack, Lerager had a dangerous shot but goalkeeper Onana was able to fly to save the home team.
As for MU, although they created many opportunities, the red shirt strikers were quite unlucky in front of the Danish team's goal.
It wasn't until the 72nd minute, when Harry Maguire joined the attack, that he brought home the opening goal for his team after Eriksen's pass.
In the 5th minute of injury time, McTominay fouled Elyounoussi in the penalty area and the referee immediately awarded Copenhagen a penalty.
However, on the 11m mark, Larsson could not defeat Andre Onana.
In the end, MU had a narrow 1-0 victory over Copenhagen at home.
Results of the matches at the European Cup 1 taking place on the night of October 25 and early morning of October 26.
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