Manchester United vs Rangers, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
· UEFA Europa League
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Bruno Fernandes goal saves Man United late in win over Rangers
Bruno Fernandes goal saves Man United late in win over Rangers
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 8': Foul by Robin Pröpper (Rangers).
- 8': Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Attempt saved. Nicolas Raskin (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamza Igamane with a through ball.
- 9': Attempt missed. Ridvan Yilmaz (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin.
- 11': Attempt saved. Ridvan Yilmaz (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Tavernier.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Hamza Igamane (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jefté.
- 12': Hand ball by Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United).
- 14': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Connor Barron (Rangers).
- 15': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nedim Bajrami.
- 16': Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 17': Foul by Robin Pröpper (Rangers).
- 17': Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 23': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nicolas Raskin.
- 23': Foul by Leny Yoro (Manchester United).
- 23': Robin Pröpper (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 26': Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United).
- 26': Leon Balogun (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Rangers).
- 26': Toby Collyer (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Offside, Rangers. Ridvan Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 30': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 31': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 32': Amad Diallo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Ridvan Yilmaz (Rangers).
- 35': Foul by Hamza Igamane (Rangers).
- 35': Leny Yoro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 38': Attempt saved. Hamza Igamane (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jefté.
- 38': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Altay Bayindir.
- 39': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 40': Altay Bayindir (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Leon Balogun (Rangers).
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Altay Bayindir (Manchester United).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Attempt saved. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 43': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jack Butland.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Connor Barron (Rangers).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Hamza Igamane (Rangers).
- 45'+2': Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Balogun (Rangers).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Rangers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Rangers 0.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Matthijs de Ligt.
- 45': Substitution, Rangers. Bailey Rice replaces Connor Barron because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Rangers. Ross McCausland replaces Leon Balogun.
- 46': Bailey Rice (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Toby Collyer (Manchester United).
- 46': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 48': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James Tavernier.
- 49': Attempt missed. Bailey Rice (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jefté with a cross.
- 50': Attempt saved. Václav Cerny (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bailey Rice.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 52': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Robin Pröpper.
- 52': Own Goal by Jack Butland, Rangers. Manchester United 1, Rangers 0.
- 54': Offside, Manchester United. Amad Diallo is caught offside.
- 55': Substitution, Manchester United. Tyrell Malacia replaces Leny Yoro.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Václav Cerny (Rangers).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Substitution, Rangers. Findlay Curtis replaces Václav Cerny because of an injury.
- 61': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 62': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by James Tavernier (Rangers).
- 63': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jack Butland.
- 64': Foul by Christian Eriksen (Manchester United).
- 64': Ross McCausland (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Ridvan Yilmaz (Rangers).
- 66': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 70': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 70': Nedim Bajrami (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Substitution, Rangers. Cyriel Dessers replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 73': Substitution, Manchester United. Manuel Ugarte replaces Toby Collyer.
- 74': Substitution, Manchester United. Kobbie Mainoo replaces Christian Eriksen.
- 74': Attempt saved. Jefté (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamza Igamane with a cross.
- 75': Attempt saved. Findlay Curtis (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 77': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez with a through ball.
- 78': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Cyriel Dessers (Rangers).
- 80': Amad Diallo (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Jefté (Rangers).
- 80': Jefté (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt saved. Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 81': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jack Butland.
- 82': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 82': Jack Butland (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Manchester United. Rasmus Højlund replaces Joshua Zirkzee.
- 83': Cyriel Dessers (Rangers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bailey Rice with a through ball.
- 87': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
- 87': Findlay Curtis (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
- 88': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 88': Hamza Igamane (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Goal! Manchester United 1, Rangers 1. Cyriel Dessers (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Tavernier.
- 90': Substitution, Rangers. Leon King replaces Ridvan Yilmaz.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Rangers).
- 90'+1': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Goal! Manchester United 2, Rangers 1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez with a cross.
- 90'+5': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 90'+5': Nicolas Raskin (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Rangers).
- 90'+5': Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Maguire.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Rangers 1.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 2, Rangers 1.
Statistics
 RAN |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
| 32.9 | Possession | 67.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 213 | Accurate Passes | 525 |
| 297 | Passes | 601 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 15 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 29 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,288
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,288
UEFA Europa League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio | 7 | +13 | 19 |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 7 | +6 | 16 |
| 3 | Athletic Club | 7 | +6 | 16 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 7 | +5 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Altay Bayindir (GK) |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 6 | Lisandro Martínez |
| 15 | Leny Yoro |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 43 | Toby Collyer |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 16 | Amad |
| 11 | Joshua Zirkzee |
| 17 | Alejandro Garnacho |
| 14 | Christian Eriksen |
Rangers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Butland (GK) |
| 4 | Robin Pröpper |
| 27 | Leon Balogun |
| 22 | Jefte Vital Da Silva Dias  |
| 2 | James Tavernier |
| 14 | Nedim Bajrami |
| 43 | Nicolas Raskin |
| 8 | Connor Barron |
| 29 | Hamza Igmane |
| 3 | Ridvan Yilmaz |
| 18 | Václav Cerný |
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