Man Utd lose 7-goal thriller in Copenhagen as pressure mounts on Ten Hag
Manchester United's chances of qualifying for the Champions League last 16 took a major blow as they suffered a dramatic 4-3 defeat against Copenhagen in Denmark.
Fresh off the back of Saturday's 1-0 win over Fulham, it was Erik ten Hag's men who begun the brighter of the two sides. They were rewarded for their fast start and took the lead through Rasmus Hojlund's close-range strike. United continued to pile on the pressure and doubled their advantage as Hojlund struck his second.
However, Copenhagen were handed a lifeline back into the contest when Marcus Rashford was shown a straight red card. The Danish side pounced on the opportunity and pulled one back through Mohamed Elyounoussi, before Diogo Goncalves levelled from the penalty spot just before half-time.
Despite being down to 10 men, United controlled the game and retook the lead in the second half when Fernandes coolly converted a penalty. However, the Red Devils collapsed and conceded two late goals as Lukas Lerager and Roony Bardghji scored to hand Copenhagen all three points. Here are five talking points from the Parken Stadium.
Despite failing to net in his opening eight Premier League appearances, Hojlund hasn't found scoring as difficult in Europe. The 20-year-old, who joined United for £64million plus add-ons in the summer, struck once against Bayern Munich and twice in the defeat at home to Galatasaray.
And Hojlund added another two to his Champions League tally against former club Copenhagen. He scored his first of the match inside the opening three minutes, tapping home from close range following Scott McTominay's low driven cross. Then, in the 28th minute, Kamil Grabara parried Alejandro Garnacho's strike into the path of Hojlund, who slotted the ball into
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