Rasmus Hojlund scored twice as Manchester United received a chaotic Europa League encounter in opposition to Bodo/Glimt 3-2 on Thursday, giving Ruben Amorim an important win in his first residence sport at Outdated Trafford.
Alejandro Garnacho gave the house aspect a lightning begin after a stunning error from opposition goalkeeper Nikita Haikin.
However Hakon Evjen levelled for the Norwegians and Philip Zinckernagel surged down the correct wing to present them a shock lead.
Hojlund pulled United degree with an outstanding end simply earlier than half-time and poked them forward early within the second interval.
New United boss Amorim stated the match was a “actual experience” and that he was on a steep studying curve as he will get to know his gamers.
“In fact I see what all people sees – good moments, troublesome moments, some confusion in the long run making an attempt to carry the end result – however the lads did an incredible job,” Amorim instructed TNT Sports activities.
“They ran, they pressed, they tried to do the factor we labored (on) for these three days, and we received.”
He stated he was touched by the reception he was given by the house followers.
“The very first thing is that half of the stadium would not know me, would not actually know me,” he added. “I got here from Portugal. I did nothing for this love but. So the way in which they made me really feel at residence, it is so particular.”
The previous Sporting Lisbon boss, who has stated his strategies will take time to implement, made six adjustments from the aspect that laboured to a 1-1 draw in opposition to Ipswich in his first sport in cost on Sunday.
Tyrell Malacia returned to the United line-up for the primary time for the reason that remaining sport of the 2022-23 season.
Bodo/Glimt additionally made a number of adjustments with one eye on home issues – they’re prime of the Norwegian league desk by some extent with one match to come back.
Outdated Trafford welcome
Amorim waved to the followers and was besieged by photographers as he took his seat at an expectant Outdated Trafford for the primary time.
And inside seconds, he was celebrating a objective as United scored inside the primary minute, even sooner than they’d at Ipswich.
There gave the impression to be little hazard because the ball was performed again by Jostein Gundersen to Haikin, however the goalkeeper let the ball run and Hojlund was on him in a flash.
Haikin scrambled to rescue the state of affairs, however the ball fell to Garnacho, who poked residence.
The house aspect have been on the entrance foot, with Mason Mount and Bruno Fernandes each forcing saves.
However Bodo/Glimt have been enjoying some neat soccer and equalised following a effective transfer when Sondre Brunstad Fet discovered Evjen, whose rising end gave Andre Onana no probability within the nineteenth minute.
Simply 4 minutes later, the bouncing hordes of yellow-shirted away followers have been celebrating once more, with United’s fragile defence once more uncovered.
Patrick Berg freed Zinckernagel and the ahead surged onto the ball, outmuscling and outpacing Malacia earlier than ending by Onana’s legs.
United huffed and puffed as they tried to get again into the sport and levelled when Noussair Mazraoui crossed for Hojlund, who killed the ball together with his left foot and drove residence together with his proper.
The Portuguese supervisor changed the rusty Malacia at half-time with Diogo Dalot, switching from his favorite again three to a again 4.
Mount hit the highest of the crossbar after good work on the left by Garnacho.
However United have been again within the lead within the fiftieth minute when Mount’s intelligent flick discovered Manuel Ugarte, who crossed for Hojlund to faucet in.
The house aspect wasted plenty of possibilities and Onana was referred to as into motion in stoppage time to push out a Berg free-kick as United nearly obtained over the road.
United sit twelfth within the standings, with two wins and three attracts from their first 5 video games within the new-format league section.
