Jose Mourinho received a red card, Man Utd still did not beat Fenerbahce

In the early morning of October 25, Man Utd and Fenerbahce drew 1-1 in the third round of the 2024-25 Europa League. In a tight match, the focus of this confrontation was Jose Mourinho's red card.

Jose Mourinho received a red card and left the field.

In the 56th minute, when the score was 1-1, the "Special One" demanded a penalty for the home team, after Manuel Ugarte collided with Bright Osayi-Samuel, causing the Fenerbahce player to fall in the penalty area. However, the main referee Clement Turpin did not blow the penalty and did not review the VAR screen.

Reacting harshly to the referee, Mourinho received a red card and had to go to the stands to watch the rest of the match. He chose a seat right behind the coaching bench, directing the players through notes sent to his assistants.

After Mourinho left the field, Fenerbahce and Man Utd did not score any more goals. Man Utd opened the scoring thanks to Christian Eriksen. From the left wing, Joshua Zirkzee received the ball in the penalty area and passed it back to the Danish midfielder. Eriksen fired a neat shot into the goalkeeper's right corner, opening the scoring.

Eriksen scored the only goal for Man Utd.

Fenerbahce responded several times with efforts from Szymanski and Saint-Maximin, but it was not until the second half that they found an equalizer. In the 49th minute, striker Youssef En-Nesyri headed home an equalizer for the home team. The 1-1 result remained until the end of the match, with Man Utd and Fenerbahce each earning a point.

Man Utd continued their disappointing streak in the Europa League with a draw in all three matches, currently ranked 21st out of 36 teams, 7 places below Fenerbahce. The draw with Fenerbahce also marked exactly 1 year since Man Utd last won a match in the European Cup.

On 25 October 2023, they beat Copenhagen 1-0 at home, before drawing or losing all 3 remaining Champions League group stage matches and exiting the tournament. In the 2024-25 Europa League, Man Utd also drew 3 consecutive matches despite having easier opponents. Man Utd's next opponent is Greek team - PAOK. The match takes place on 7 November.

Thanh Loc

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