Man United vs Copenhagen [1-0] | All Goals & Extended Highlights | UEFA Champions League 2023/24

Harry Maguire’s header lifted Manchester United off the bottom of Group A with a 1-0 Champions League win over FC Copenhagen at Old Trafford but only after Andre Onana saved Jordan Larsson’s stoppage-time penalty.

Andre Onana saved a stoppage-time penalty as Manchester United secured a remarkable 1-0 victory over FC Copenhagen on the night Old Trafford paid tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton.

Harry Maguire’s header in the 72nd minute proved to be the winning goal but only after Jordan Larsson, son of the former United player Henrik, saw his penalty saved with what proved to be the final kick of the game.

It was an extraordinary end to a night on which Old Trafford marked the passing of the United and England legend, who died on Saturday at the age of 86. What followed was a subdued performance by United in the first half but they delivered the sort of dramatic ending for which this club is famed.

Erik ten Hag’s team remain six points adrift of Group A leaders Bayern Munich but are now within a point of Galatasaray, their hopes of progressing to the knockout stages of the Champions League still intact. An unconvincing night, but a truly special one.

Old Trafford was packed long before kick-off as an emotional tribute was paid to the man widely regarded as England’s greatest. Former team-mate Alex Stepney, youth-team captain Dan Gore and Erik ten Hag laid a wreath in the centre-circle as a lone piper played.

Once the game was under way, there was little to predict the late drama. United were poor. Sofyan Amrabat and Maguire were caught out in quick succession, allowing FC Copenhagen to counter at speed, Diogo Goncalves’s first-time shot striking the post.

It was a sluggish start by United and they never really found their rhythm throughout an insipid first-half performance in which Maguire and the returning Raphael Varane had plenty of the ball but were unable to progress it through a well-organised Danish side.

The introduction of Christian Eriksen for Amrabat at half-time helped to get United playing but it required a sensational save from Onana to deny Lukas Lerager as FC Copenhagen cut the Premier League side apart with another impressive counter-attack.

Eriksen finally tested Kamil Grabara soon after but the FC Copenhagen goalkeeper was up to the challenge, saving superbly low to his right. Grabara was fortunate, however, when adjudged not to have fouled Marcus Rashford in the box after lunging in.

Any semblance of control that FC Copenhagen had enjoyed was lost, United having upped the tempo. They were suddenly finding space in behind but the breakthrough goal came from the head of Maguire as he stooped to finish Eriksen’s looping cross.

United should have settled the result in the latter stages but Alejandro Garnacho and Scott McTominay squandered good openings – and it almost proved costly at the very end. McTominay swung for the ball but caught Mohamed Elyounoussi inside the box.

Larsson, on as a substitute, took responsibility but Onana dived to his left and forced the ball round the post to spark wild scenes of celebration inside Old Trafford. The whistle followed. The crowd were delirious. Only changing tone to chant the name of Sir Bobby Charlton.

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