Lammers blow against United as Twente hit back to share spoils

When Manchester United click as they did here for large swathes, their attack features organised chaos and their defence is compact, as shown by their four clean sheets this season.

- Jamie Jackson

This last statistic was heading for a fifth until a hapless Christian Eriksen turned from scoring hero to culprit with a dither that allowed Sam Lammers to equalise on 68 minutes.

Chasing victory, Erik ten Hag replaced the restored Marcus Rashford for Rasmus Højlund, Mason Mount for Joshua Zirkee, and Kobbie Mainoo for Eriksen. But this last dice-throw failed despite an addedtime scramble that had Harry Maguire heading goalwards so United's Europa League challenge starts with a point.

After a rousing sing-along to Country Roads that reverberated from the PA through heavy rain, United continued the good on-ball work of Saturday's goalless draw at Crystal Palace. That featured a possession-heavy style replicated here, as André Onana, Lisandro Martínez, Maguire, Manuel Ugarte and Noussair Mazraoui shuffled the ball between them near goal and into midfield.

There was spoiling, too, from Ugarte who, on full debut, poked possession away from Youri Regeer at halfway in the kind of act he was bought for, as did Mazraoui when Anass Salah-Eddine swooped in along the left byline. The challenge led to a corner that Michel Vlap flashed in from the left. The ball bounced towards the far touchline, Diogo Dalot was robbed by Bart Van Rooij, and he fed Sam Lammers.

Twente's No 10, in space, spooned the ball wide of the left post.

Lining up as United's No 9, again, Zirkzee's natural game is more akin to the deft thinking of a playmaker, as a no-look backheel that flummoxed Twente's rearguard and put Marcus Rashford in behind illustrated. The latter's cross was scuffed but another bright United attack ensued.