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Porto vs Manchester United live score and goal updates as Marcus Rashford scores early
Man United continue their Europa League campaign tonight with a trip to Portugal to take on Porto
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by Samuel Luckhurst, Tyrone Marshall, Alex James, Steven Railston
Updated20:20, 3 Oct 2024
Rashford celebrates
Rashford celebrates
Manchester United will be seeking lift off in their Europa League campaign tonight when they visit Porto.
Erik ten Hag’s side let slip a lead in a disappointing 1-1 draw with FC Twente in their European opener. The expanded competition has created more jeopardy and United will hope to pick up points in Portugal as they target a place in the top eight and a straight passage into the last-16.
The Reds have struggled this season and sit 13th in the Premier League following their dismal display in losing 3-0 to Tottenham last time out. Ten Hag is under mounting pressure and tonight’s contest and the top flight trip to Aston Villa on Sunday ahead of the October international break could go a long way to deciding his future.
Porto sit second in Portugal’s top flight with six wins from seven matches but they slumped to a 3-0 defeat in their Europa League opener to Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt. Kick-off tonight is 8pm.
You can follow all the build up, action, reaction and analysis with our blow below.
Key Events
7′ – POR 0-1 MUN – GOAL! 1-0 UNITED! (Rashford)
20:09
TEAM NEWS | UNITED STARTING XI
18:45
20:18Samuel Luckhurst
18′ – POR 0-1 MUN – Rashford has started well
De Ligt has just alerted Ten Hag to something during a stoppage. United’s wide men are having a lot of joy and Amard’s darting runs inside are causing confusion. Rashford has started well and continues to play well.
Fernandes tracking back there went down well with the United fans.
20:18Steven Railston
15′ – POR 0-1 MUN – Another chance
Almost another goal for United but the flick goes wide of the post. Great cross from Rashford to create the opening in the box and he’s been impressive since the first whistle on the left side.
20:14Steven Railston
13′ – POR 0-1 MUN – The dream start
After last weekend’s hammering, United have made the dream start by scoring an early goal.
20:12Tyrone Marshall
10′ – POR 0-1 MUN – Brilliant run forward
Rashford picked the ball up maybe 40 yards from goal and tight to the left touchline there. He had space to attack but for most of last season I just don’t think he would have done that. It was a determined run and the positivity of it immediately put the defenders on the backfoot. The footwork is sensational and he deserved the slice of luck with Costa making a mess of it. United’s best attacker this season comes up with the goods.
20:11Samuel Luckhurst
8′ – POR 0-1 MUN – Huge goal for Rashford
That’s just the ticket for United and Rashford. The first few minutes were a concern but they responded swiftly to Porto’s early pressure and Rashford earned a go at goal with the space he created then. A good response from United and from Rashford, hours after he was overlooked by Lee Carsley again.
PORTO, PORTUGAL – OCTOBER 03: Marcus Rashford of Manchester United celebrates scoring their first goal during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD2 match between FC Porto and Manchester United at Estadio do Dragao on October 03, 2024 in Porto, Portugal. (Photo by Zohaib Alam – MUFC/Manchester United via Getty Images)
20:09Key Event
7′ – POR 0-1 MUN – GOAL! 1-0 UNITED! (Rashford)
What a goal from Rashford, who cuts inside and fires a powerful, low shot into the net.
Rashford’s feet were brilliant but the goalkeeper should have done better.
20:05Samuel Luckhurst
5′ – POR 0-0 MUN – This place is rocking
United did their utmost to have a worse start than on Sunday. This place is rocking and has got louder amid Porto’s purposeful start. The United supporters are audible, to their credit.
We are very high up in the press tribune and De Ligt and Martinez’s positioning in the opening minutes has been awry. If you’re a United analyst, that is a message that has got to be communicated to Ten Hag et al. in the dugout.
20:05Steven Railston
3′ – POR 0-0 MUN – Porto have started well
It’s been one-way traffic in this game so far and Porto have started with purpose. They look energetic and are taking the match to United in front of their home support.
20:03Steven Railston
2′ – POR 0-0 MUN – Great block
Porto with an early chance but Mazraoui makes a great block to deny a shot on target.
20:01Steven Railston
1′ – POR 0-0 MUN – KICK-OFF!
We’re under way in Portugal, so stick with us for live updates throughout the game.
19:57Steven Railston
The teams are out in Portugal
It’s a cracking atmosphere and kick-off is moments away.
19:54Samuel Luckhurst
The away support
“Foilow, follow, follow, ‘cause United are going to Porto,” is the chant from the away end. They first belted that out more than 20 years ago. It was originally “cause United are going to Glasgow” in anticipation of the 2002 Champions League final at Hampden Park. Alas, United went out at the semi-final stage to Bayer Leverkusen.
19:49Steven Railston
10 minutes until kick-off
The atmosphere is building here and we’re 10 mins away from kick-off.
19:40Samuel Luckhurst
Dalot on the left again
Right back Dalot is warming up on the left again. Must be careful, the Elon Musk ultras will fabricate an issue between the defender and Ten Hag. Dalot just crossed with the outside of his right boot for Bruno Fernandes to clinically volley in.
19:34Steven Railston
Ten Hag hits back at McCarthy
Ten Hag on Benni McCarthy’s recent ‘lack of passion’ comments:
“I don’t know what he means. When you win trophies, you can’t do this without passion and desire,” he told TNT Sports.
(Image: Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images.)
19:33Steven Railston
The arrival photos
Casemiro is starting for United tonight.
19:24Samuel Luckhurst
Remember the ‘Anturny’?
Antony just did an ‘Anturny’ (remember that) in the keep-ball drill and lost it. I had a dream on my first night here that he scored twice. No, it was not a late one drinking the local Super Bock brewery.
If Antony does not have a drastic change in fortunes over the next seven months then there is absolutely no way he can be at United next season.
19:18Steven Railston
Dalot on tonight’s game
“We have to be more clinical,” he told TNT Sports. “We are creating chances to score goals, [and] ultimately, this will make some difference for the team to get results and gain more trust with each other. I still think we are going to make a very successful season, [but] obviously we have things to improve.”
19:12Samuel Luckhurst
Reaction to Twitter
One stopped reading replies to tweets the best part of a decade ago. To wake up to a notification of the risible ‘readers context’ regarding a factual tweet about Diogo Dalot not attending last night’s pre-match press conference was staggering, even by the standards of paranoid online fans.
Nobody from United or Dalot’s camp expressed issue with the factually correct information. To suggest I was suggesting issues between Ten Hag and Dalot was news to me.
These warped contributors are fans, first and foremost, of Elon Musk. Not United. They invest more in Musk than United. Now that is a genuine issue.
19:06Samuel Luckhurst
Hojlund back in the team
Hojlund had to start tonight given how long he has been back training and Zirkzee’s form. Background on Maguire’s minor injury issue spares Ten Hag of accusations over inconsistency with De Ligt still in the team, despite his form. Ten Hag waited for one mistake to drop Maguire and De Ligt has made some mistakes during his brief starting run.
Rasmus Hojlund of Manchester United(Image: Andrew Kearns – CameraSport via Getty Images)
18:58Steven Railston
It’s a minor issue for Mainoo
Mainoo travelled with the squad but hasn’t made the bench.
18:56Tyrone Marshall
Mainoo not in the squad
Mainoo’s absence is part of the reason but Ten Hag is fielding a midfield with plenty of experience tonight. Two 32-year-olds and a 30-year-old in the middle and you just hope they don’t get overrun given it’s been an obvious for this team for a long time now. Porto will play with plenty of energy in front of their own fans and it will be a test United need to respond to in a better way than they did at the weekend.
18:46Steven Railston
TEAM NEWS | PORTO STARTING XI
18:45Key Event
TEAM NEWS | UNITED STARTING XI
XI | Onana, Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot, Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Amad, Hojlund, Rashford.
Subs | Bayindir, Heaton, Evans, Lindelof, Maguire, Collyer, Gore, Ugrate, Antony, Garnacho, Zirkzee.
18:38Steven Railston
We’ll have team news shortly
The starting teams will be confirmed at 6.45pm, so stay tuned.
18:27Samuel Luckhurst
The Dragão is filling up
Porto fans have been streaming towards the Dragão for a couple of hours. The waiter at a nearby bar was deliberately dressed in a United 2002-04 home shirt with ‘Ronaldo 7’ on the back. One error: the Premier League badges on the sleeves were the standard ones. Ronaldo wore champion badges in his first season with United. Porto fans saw the funny side of his mischievousness.
18:07Tyrone Marshall
Ratcliffe to attend the game?
It will be interesting to see whether Sir Jim Ratcliffe has made the short hop from Barcelona to Porto tonight. He has been in the Catalan city all week watching Ineos Brittania – the boat his company have backed – try and secure a place in the Americas Cup final. Two wins yesterday have put Sir Ben Ainslie’s crew on the brink of that achievement, leading 6-4 in the race to seven. Today is a rest day but they will be back on the water tomorrow. Ratcliffe could have moved from watching a successful Ineos sporting investment to, well, another Ineos sporting investment and one that isn’t hitting the heights expected at the moment.
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe(Image: Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)
17:54Tyrone Marshall
‘Clash of the titans’
One Portuguese newspaper has dubbed tonight’s fixture a “clash of the titans” but that feels a little hyperbolic. It is the Europa League, after all. Porto finished third last season in what is essentially a three-team league and United contrived to finish eighth in the Premier League. There is nothing titanic about either of those achievements. If either side loses tonight they will be under a bit of pressure as well. Both would expect to finish in the top eight of the league phase but United drew at home to FC Twente last week and Porto lost away at Bodo Glimt.
Ten Hag is under serious pressure at United(Image: PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
17:21Steven Railston
Mourinho is remembered at Porto
The former United boss won the Champions League with Porto in 2004.
17:00Steven Railston
‘United have a lack of progress and identity’
Former United coach Rene Meulensteen believes United don’t have an identity.
“Managers should get given and take 18 months to get their feet under the table and get their style across to the players as well as create the culture they want at the club, after that it is all your project and not of the manager who was there before,” Meulensteen told BoyleSports, who offer the latest Premier League odds.
“Then you need to see clear evidence of a structure and identity on the pitch but after a positive first season, Erik ten Hag hasn’t been able to build on that and there is a real frustration with the lack of progress.
“In the summer the new ownership group spoke to other managers and decided that Ten Hag was the best way forward, but a lack of progress, inconsistency, and not having a clear identity on the pitch have followed.
“After two and a half years in a job, you’d have to say that it’s questionable.”
(Image: Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
16:40Steven Railston
How United should line up vs Porto
This is how our writers think United should line up…
Samuel Luckhurst
Maguire is better equipped to deal with Ollie Watkins on Sunday so needs some match rhythm tonight. Matthijs de Ligt has not had a convincing start to his United career and persisting with the same defence would be illogical. Diogo Dalot has to go to the right.
Mainoo should be saved for Aston Villa on Sunday and it is worth putting Bruno Fernandes into midfield in the hope he can regain form. That would allow Christian Eriksen to play as the No.10.
Amad should be recalled and it is time for Rasmus Hojlund to have a start nearly ten weeks on from sustaining his hamstring injury.
Steven Railston
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. With that in mind, Dalot must be relocated to his natural position of right-back because he’s looked a shadow of the player he was last season when starting games at left-back.
On the subject of insanity, I must have taken a funny turn myself because I think it makes sense to start Casemiro here. Manuel Ugarte has been disappointing since signing from PSG on deadline day and perhaps he needs to be benched to spark him into life.
United have scored once in their last three games and Hojlund’s first start of the season is overdue.
16:19Steven Railston
TV channel, kick-off time and live stream details
United must bounce back from the 3-0 defeat against Tottenham at the weekend.
Here is everything you need to know about this week’s Europa League clash.
When is the game?
The match takes place on Thursday, 3 October 2024 with kick-off at 8pm. The game will be played at Porto’s Estadio do Dragao.
Is it on TV?
Yes, the game will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 2. Coverage starts at 7pm, with an hour of build-up. The game will also be available to stream for TNT Sports customers via the app and on Discovery+.
Highlights will be available on UEFA’s official website after the game.
How else can I follow?
We’ll also bring you all the build-up, action and reaction as it happens in this live blog.
National radio commentary will be available on BBC Five Live and TalkSPORT.
(Image: Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images)
16:13Steven Railston
United reveal 23-man travelling squad vs Porto
United have included Dan Gore in their 23-man Europa League squad to face FC Porto.
Gore started and captained the Under-21s against Hertha Berlin on Tuesday night but played just over an hour in that game and has travelled with the first team to Porto.
The 20-year-old was given his first-team debut by Erik ten Hag in September last year. Gore has always been highly regarded by coaches in the academy, however, he made his first appearance for eight months due to injury last week and is looking to get back up to speed again.
Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire both took part in full training at Carrington on Wednesday and have also made the squad after overcoming their respective injury concerns.
Mainoo looked to have tweaked his hamstring and was substituted just before half-time against Tottenham at the weekend and his inclusion is a huge boost for United ahead of Porto.
Although Maguire has lost his starting place to Matthijs de Ligt in the last few weeks, his presence in the squad is good news and he will be available for selection in Portugal.
Elsewhere, Mason Mount has not been included in the squad after coming off against Tottenham with a head injury. Club sources confirmed Mount did not suffer a concussion, but he hasn’t been passed fit enough to travel and he will remain in Manchester as United travel.
Goalkeepers: Onana, Bayindir, Heaton.
Defenders: De Ligt, Evans, Maguire, Lindelof, Martinez, Dalot, Mazraoui.
Midfielders: Fernandes, Gore, Mainoo, Eriksen, Ugarte, Collyer, Casemiro.
Attackers: Amad, Garnacho, Hojlund, Antony, Rashford, Zirkzee.
(Image: 2023 Manchester United FC)
16:13Steven Railston
The latest United team news for Porto
Mason Mount sustained two injuries in United’s 3-0 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday.
Substitute Mount had to be substituted after 40 minutes due to a head injury that required stitches and the 25-year-old did not participate in the open training session on Wednesday.
United manager Erik ten Hag also revealed that Mount, who missed 30 of United’s 52 matches last term and was absent for three games with a hamstring injury last month, also suffered a knock.
“He had a head injury and also he picked up a knock,” Ten Hag confirmed. “They are the two reasons why he is not available for tomorrow.”
Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia will not figure before the October internationals. Shaw has been sidelined for nearly two more months with a calf strain while Malacia is nearing a return from a knee injury that has prevented him from playing since June 2023.
Shaw has not played for United since February 18 and Malacia’s last appearance for the club was on May 28 2023 as he required two rounds of surgery on a knee problem.
“On the left back, they are improving but I don’t expect them back before the international break,” Ten Hag added. “But we hope Luke Shaw can return after the international break quickly.
“I don’t know if it’s the first game, we’re hoping for. I can’t in this moment tell this 100 per cent with security but from now on we have two-and-a-half weeks to work to the point but shortly definitely after he will be there.
“Tyrell Malacia makes very good progress on the pitch and now he has to make the step to full team training.”
Mason Mount picked up an issue against Spurs.(Image: Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
Alex James
Welcome along
A European night for Manchester United as they travel to FC Porto seeking their first Europa League win of the season.
The 1-1 draw with FC Twente in their opening fixture was a disappointing return and Erik ten Hag would dearly love a victory tonight as the pressure builds on the Reds boss following a poor start to the season and a woeful 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham last time out.
A win in Portugal would go some way to easing the mounting pressure on the United chief ahead of Sunday’s testing trip to Aston Villa in the Premier League. Ten Hag has struggled for consistency and results this term and badly
needs both to kick start United’s campaign.
Man United boss Erik ten Hag is under pressure (Image: PA)
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