United pegged back after dazzling double save from Onana

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.

- Ed Aarons

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 fallen on deaf ears. Having lost 3-0 here under Sir Alex Ferguson back in 2004, at least United emerged relatively unscathed this time - unlike their old employee.

Ten Hag has described this competition as "a big target for us" this season but he sprang a surprise with his starting lineup by opting for Mazraoui to replace the suspended captain Bruno Fernandes as No 10.

The Moroccan - who occasionally played in that role under the Dutchman at Ajax - was one of four changes from United's victory over Brentford at the weekend, with Victor Lindelöf, Manuel Ugarte and Joshua Zirkzee also brought in.