Man United's poor run continues making fans devastated

Man United's poor run continues making fans devastated 

Two brilliant goals gave Fenerbahce a crucial victory over Manchester United; they join Feyernoord on seven points at the top of Group A, while United have six.


Fenerbahce took the lead after just two minutes, Hasan Ali swinging over a cross that Moussa Sow met with a devastating overhead volley that screeched past David de Gea. United enjoyed most of the possession thereafter, but were far too narrow and slow to cause any serious problems, a heavy touch from Wayne Rooney ruining their best situation.

A few minutes later, Paul Pogba went off with what looked like a dead leg, and though his replacement, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, allowed United to hold the ball up, they still could not create anything.

Juan Mata replaced Morgan Schneiderlin at half-time, but United did not improve significantly, and Fnerbahce looked dangerous on the break. Then on 59 minutes, they conceded a free-kick 25 yards out, right of centre. With Simon Kjaer looking likely to shoot, Jeremain Lens came from behind the ball to plant a superb effort inside the near post.

United huffed and puffed for a bit, but Fenerbahce looked far likelier to score, missing several opportunities better than anything United mustered. With a minute to go, Wayne Rooney slammed in a jazzer from distance, but no one seriously expected anything significant to change, United have now run out of chances, and need a result when Feyernoord visit Old Trafford in two weeks.