Manchester United restricted to a draw by Fenerbahce as Mourinho’s sent off
It just had to be about him. Almost six years after being sacked by Manchester United, José Mourinho was shown a red card against his former employers for protesting when he thought his Fenerbahce side should have been awarded a penalty. But he still saw them rescue a point thanks an equaliser from Youssef En-Nesyri after they had fallen behind to Christian Eriksen’s opener.
The result – a third straight draw in this competition – leaves Erik ten Hag’s side sandwiched between Viktoria Pilzen and Elfsborg in the playoff positions of the Europa League on a night when the Dutchman had strangely decided to play Noussair Mazraoui in an unusual attacking role. The United manager will point to a vastly improved performance from a team who had conceded 17 goals in their last five away matches in Europe, although it could have been worse had Mourinho’s pleas not been ignored. Having lost 3-0 here under Sir Alex Ferguson back in 2004, at least United emerged relatively unscathed this time – unlike their old employee.
