Europa League 2022/23 | United beats Betis; Di Maria inspires Juventus to win
The Hindu
Premier League leader Arsenal was held 2-2 at Sporting Lisbon in their Europa League round-of-16 first-leg match; West Ham win their Europa Conference League fixture
Chants of “Bruno! Bruno!” reverberated around Old Trafford as the healing process began for Manchester United.
The wounds from Sunday's humiliating 7-0 rout by Liverpool remain fresh. But a 4-1 win against Real Betis in the Europa League was an encouraging response from Erik ten Hag's players.
None more so than Bruno Fernandes, who scored one and had a role in two more in the round-of-16 first leg on Thursday.
“I think he was the best player on the pitch, it showed his personality,” United manager Ten Hag said.
The Dutchman had given his team the chance to begin making amends for Anfield by naming an unchanged lineup. It had the desired effect.
Marcus Rashford scored his 26th goal of the season.
Antony swept a shot into the top corner from distance. And Wout Weghorst, who had faced a backlash on social media for touching the famous “This is Anfield” sign, let his emotion show when firing in United's fourth.