BRUNO FERNANDES proved the hero for Manchester United as they rescued all three points late on.
2024/2025 UEFA Europa League
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Match Report
The Red Devils failed to impress yet again but have automatic qualification almost sewn up thanks to dramatic ending.
United thought they had taken the lead through a Matthijs de Ligt header in the first half, but it was ruled out after a VAR check as Leny Yoro was judged to have fouled Robin Propper.
The decision was soft so United will have felt justice was served when Butland punched the ball into the back of his own net from a corner after half-time.
But United did not push on from there and were pegged back late on as Cyriel Dessers brought down a long ball before firing in with his second touch.
Harry Maguire played the striker onside and failed to deal with the long pass to him, leaving Dessers one-on-one.
But his blushes were spared by his captain as Fernandes strolled into the back post and reached the end of a cross to fire the ball between Butland's legs.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
0' Highlight from Man Utd vs Glasgow Rangers
3' Butland gathers a low, angled shot from Alejandro Garnacho
10' Raskin takes a heavy touch and a great chance for Rangers is gone
11' Yilmaz' volley is straight at goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
23' Garnacho's fierce shot takes a flick off a Rangers head and flies over
23' De Ligt nods home from a corner but the ref spots a shove from Yoro on Propper
36' Butland with a good blocking save to deny Diallo from close quarters
38' Zirkzee cuts a frustrated figure as his stabbed shot blocked by a defender
39' Bayindir pushes away a shot from Hamza Igamane that took a huge deflection
43' Butland is busy again, pawing away a rising strike from Lisandro Martínez
46' Harry Maguire is on to replace Matthijs de Ligt
49' Bailey Rice meets a half-volley and the shot zooms high into the crowd
52' Butland punches a corner straight into his own net! Man Utd 1-0 Glasgow Rangers
52' Bruno Fernandes cracks one on target but Robin Propper gets himself in the way
61' Garnacho's awkward scooped effort is headed away by Jefte at the post
67' CLOSE! Maguire somehow heads wide from seven yards under no pressure
78' Highlight from Man Utd vs Glasgow Rangers
81' Butland with a good reaction save to keep out a sharp header from Ugarte
83' So close to equaliser! Dessers dinks the ball over keeper and it hits the post!
87' Jack Butland at full-stretch to push away a curler from Garnacho
88' Maguire misjudges the ball and lets Dessers score! Man Utd 1-1 Glasgow Rangers
92' GOAL! Man Utd 2-1 Glasgow Rangers (Bruno Fernandes)
Line-ups
Man Utd XI: Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes, Altay Bayındır, De Ligt, Dalot, Lisandro Martinez, Zirkzee, Garnacho, Amad Diallo Traore, Collyer, Yoro
Subs: Heaton, Casemiro, Maguire, Onana, Ugarte, Malacia, Antony, Højlund, Mainoo
Glasgow Rangers XI: Balogun, James Tavernier, J. Butland, Robin Pröpper, Vaclav Cerny, Nedim Bajrami, Nicolas Raskin, Rıdvan Yılmaz, Connor Barron, Hamza Igamane, Jefté
Subs: Tom Lawrence, Liam Kelly, Cyriel Dessers, Kieran Dowell, Leon King, Ross McCausland, Zak Lovelace, Mason Munn, Bailey Rice, Paul Nsio, Alexander Hutton, Findlay Curtis