Evening Standard
·25 October 2024
Evening Standard
·25 October 2024
Rangers thrash FCSB of Romania on another mixed night for British teams
Tottenham beat AZ Alkmaar to make it three wins from three in the Europa League this season, but there were familiar problems for Manchester United.
Spurs did not have everything their own way against Dutch opposition in north London, but got a dazzling second-half display from teenager Mikey Moore as Richarlison’s penalty was enough to maintain their 100 per cent start to the new-look competition and sit in second place in the long table.
At the same time over in Istanbul, Manchester United played out a battling 1-1 draw with Fenerbahce. Christian Eriksen’s opener was cancelled out by Youssef En-Nesyri as Jose Mourinho was sent off against his former club.
Elsewhere on Thursday night, Rangers thrashed FCSB of Romania 4-0 at Ibrox in a much-needed win for under-pressure manager Philippe Clement.
As part of this season’s relaunch, which will see all 36 teams compete across a single league table before splitting into play-offs and knockouts depending on finishing position, both the Europa League and Champions League have been handed exclusive weeks for their first week of action.
It looks an open tournament this time around, perhaps offering the British teams involved a chance at a deep run if they can come through the initial phase.
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