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Manchester United great Mark Bosnich declared himself “devastated” and “fed up” after the Red Devils squandered a 2-0 lead to lose 4-3 to FC Copenhagen and slump to last place in their Champions League group on Thursday (AEDT).
In a wild game in Copenhagen, United conceded two late goals after playing more than half the match with 10 men following Marcus Rashford’s red card.
An end to end match that began with Rasmus Hojlund – a former Copenhagen player – scoring twice inside 28 minutes ended with United collapsing for their third loss in four games.
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Lukas Lerager equalised in the 83rd minute and 17-year-old winger Roony Bardghji grabbed the winning goal in the 87th minute as Copenhagen secured one of the most famous victories in club history.
“Entertaining, yes, but from a Man United perspective, a little bit devastated, but also a little bit fed up,” former Socceroos goalkeeper Bosnich said on Stan Sport’s post-match coverage.
“They seem to find a way to snatch a defeat from the jaws of victory.
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“We had two, in my opinion, ridiculous penalty decisions. But once you give that first penalty, you have to give that second penalty.”
Rashford was shown a straight red card in the 42nd minute for stamping on the left ankle of opponent Elias Jelert as he tried to shield the ball.
The score was 2-0 at the time and Copenhagen scored twice before halftime.
Rashford threw his hands up in disgust when the red card was brandished.
Rashford has scored just one goal in all competitions this season, failing to replicate his form of last season.
Off the field, he was reprimanded by United manager Erik ten Hag last week for his decision to go to a nightclub for a pre-arranged birthday party hours after a 3-0 loss to Manchester City.
Ten Hag said Rashford’s conduct was “unacceptable” and the player had apologised.
The Copenhagen fans chanted “Roony, Roony” at the end of the game after Bardghji’s winning goal.
A player whose name has similarities to one of United’s greatest players – Wayne Rooney – left the team in real danger of failing to qualify.
United has three points, one fewer than Copenhagen and Galatasaray with two games left.
Bayern Munich are already through to the knockout stage after Harry Kane scored twice in a 2-1 win over Galatasaray.
The Copenhagen vs United clash was briefly stopped on two occasions in the first half because of incidents involving spectators at Parken Stadium.
A man carrying a Palestinian flag ran onto the field with the words: “Stop the killing of children in Gaza. Let’s stand together.”
Security guards removed him.
That caused a delay of less than a minute, but there was a longer break soon after because a fan needed medical attention in the stands.
A screen was put up and the person was helped.
A message over the loudspeaker later said the person involved was doing “well in the circumstances.”
It was in the same stadium in Copenhagen where Denmark and United midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field during the European Championship in 2021.
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