COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Manchester United emerged from the Europa League semi-finals with a 2–1 loss to five-time champion Sevilla after palpable weaknesses in which the season returned to hang out at the critical moment.
A poor end combined with a sloppy defense, which is in trouble for United in the start of the Premier League, put them on the sword in a match they ruled after Bruno Fernandes gave them the lead in the 9th minute.
United’s cracks were succinctly succinctly succinctly succinctly across his former trophy-laden central defender Rio Ferdinand, who won six Premier League and 2008 Champions League titles, the club’s golden age with Alex Ferguson.
“You don’t risk being punished. You don’t protect yourself well, punished.I don’t want to know anything tonight,” Ferdinand tweeted after United was sentenced to his third semi-final of the season following the FA Cup and League Cup..
Ferdinand’s current teammates Harry Maguire, bought last year from Leicester City for 80 million pounds to bolster United’s defence, told BT Sport: “We have granted two centres, which is enough.
“Losing is acceptable. Reaching the semifinals is acceptable. We want to take the next step.”
A couple of probably risk-free centres in both respects led to Seville’s purposes, as United’s defenders, placed as statues in their area, allowed the ball to cross the target’s face towards the scorers.
Suso swept the tie and Luuk De Jong had all the time and on aggregate to sign the winner at home following the death of Victor Lindelof.
Fernandes and Lindelof were on the verge of reaching the shots after De Jong’s goal, which summed up a depressing night for United, which missed many sharp opportunities in the end.
Seville’s Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bono has ruled a number of goalkeepers, but Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and, in particular, Anthony Martial, will have no shortage of opportunities when United was at the top.
“We made a very smart game and created a lot of opportunities, but in football it’s not enough, we lost a lot in front of the goal,” Fernandes admitted.
Written through Zoran Milosavljevic; Editing through Ian Chadband
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