Christian Eriksen transforms from hero to villain as Manchester United are held to a Europa League tie.
Manchester United began the Europa League with a 1-1 draw against Erik ten Hag's previous club FC Twente, with Christian Eriksen making a costly mistake after a vicious finish. After missing out on European qualification through the Premier League last season, the Red Devils were not anticipated to embark on a continental campaign. But May's surprising FA Cup victory over opponents Manchester City secured United's Europa League spot, and they began the new league season in frustrating fashion against the Eredivisie side. Ten Hag, United's manager, spent a total of 23 years at Twente, three as a player and later in various coaching capacities, remarking on the eve of the game: "It's not nice to have to hurt something you love." Eriksen's first-half rocket set United on track to achieve exactly that, but the bottom-ranked team in terms of UEFA coefficient heading to Old Trafford in this revised group round had other plans. Sam Lammers came close with a...