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Rob Dawson, reporter
Manchester United goalkeeper andre onana have branded them 1-1 draw “A big disappointment” with Fenerbahce in the Europa League.
United took the lead Christian Eriksen First Youssef En-Nesyri There was equality just after half time. Onana played his part in earning a point for United by making a brilliant double save from En-Nesyri, but the goalkeeper insisted afterwards that the dressing room was “not happy”.
“It’s a big disappointment for me and for the fans, for the club, as a Manchester United player you have an obligation to try to win,” Onana told TNT Sports. “We didn’t win, but at least we didn’t lose, of course not happy, but we move on, take responsibility and move forward again.
“We conceded an early goal in the second half, we had to show character and I think that’s what we did. We didn’t win but I thought we were better than them.”
On an sometimes chaotic night in Istanbul, Fenerbahce manager José Mourinho was sent to the stands for his protest, believing his team should have been awarded a penalty in the second half. Mourinho sought out referee Clement Turpin after the game and said The officer’s explanation was “unbelievable”.
However, Eric ten Hag, who was missing 10 players through injury or suspension, was keen to take positives ahead of the trip. west ham united On Sunday.
“We have shown that we are a team that is difficult to beat,” the Dutchman said. “We can take the confidence and take it into the game against West Ham.
“We have to win and we have come into position to win. We created chances but we have to hit more. We allowed the opponent to get away by one point.”
United winger Antony suffered an injury late in the game after coming on as a second-half substitute for Marcus Rashford. The Brazilian players left the field on stretchers and were seen leaving the stadium in protective boots.
“His training performance has been so good that he deserved to come,” Ten Hag said. “When you have to come out so quickly, it’s really sad to see. Hopefully, it’s not too bad, we’ll have to wait 24 hours to find out what the assessment is.”