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Manchester United 4-1 Real Betis: Erik ten Hag's side take control of tie

Europa League / Last 16
Old Trafford / 09.03.2023
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Updated 09/03/2023 at 21:55 GMT


46'
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CHANGE FOR UNITED
Wan-Bissaka for Dalot. I don't think the latter is good enough going forward to leave out the former, who's played well since Christmas and has proved a very useful ball-carrier.
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WE GO AGAIN!
20:49
THE VERDICT
United started well but couldn't find a second goal as Betis grew into the game, fashioning a terrific equaliser and threatening thereafter. The second half should be decent, so join me for it in around 10 minutes.
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HALF-TIME: Manchester United 1-1 Real Betis
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NOTHING COMES OF IT
That'll be half-time.
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THERE'LL BE ONE ADDED MINUTE
And Betis have a corner to finish the half, Joaquin trotting over to take it.
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BIT BETTER FROM UNITED, WINNING A CORNER DOWN THE RIGHT
The ball eventually drops for Bruno, inside the box, but he can't pick a pass.
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WHAAAAAT!
De Gea passes straight to Juanmi, who immediately finds Perez and he's going to score again! Bruno gets a touch on the shot, the ball loops goalwards ... and hits the inside of the post. Had Henrique not been celebrating, arms aloft, he might've been able to put that in! What a let-off for United!
43'
BUT THIS IS GOOD FROM WEGHORST
Stretching to play Rashford away down the left. He squares low and Antony can't quite divert a shot on target .
42'
IN CO-COMMS
Robbie Savage suggests replacing Weghorst with either Sancho or Garnacho. I'd be doing that from the start, in every game.
40'
UNITED HAVE BARELY HAD A KICK SINCE CONCEDING
They'd probably take half-time at this point, before things get worse for them.
38'
THE CORNER COMES TO NOWT
But Betis are in the ascendancy.
37'
IT GOES SHORT
And clever passing wins them space closer to goal, Weghorst heading behind for a corner. Betis are coming!
37'
BETIS WIN A FREE-KICK 30 YARDS OUT, ALMOST DEAD CENTRE
Joaquin is behind it....
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BETIS
I said that they looked good for a goal, because you can see they've quick feet and minds going forward. But that was a beautiful goal, that didn't look like it was coming. United aren't in trouble yet, but their confidence won't have been in a great place, and that concession won't have helped.
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WHAT A GOAL! Manchester United 1-1 Real Betis (Perez) The Leicester man does it! Casemiro loses possession, Betis switch it out left, Juanmi chests down - there's an arm in there but the ref says it's fine, I'm unsure why - and switches back to the right side of the box, where Perez takes it down to send a gorgeous finish inside the far post with the outside of his right boot! Game on!
31'
VARANE INTERCEPTS WELL
United counter ... and Fred gives it away. In the 40 years I've been watching this game, I don't think I've seen another player even half as careless in possession.
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APOLOGIES, MY CMS CRASHED
In the time I was gone, Betis had some good possession, Weghorst missed a sitter from a fine Antony cross but was offside, and Rashford didn't get proper hold of a shot after being fed by Antony. United did win a corneer from it, but Casemiro could only hook over the bar once the ball was loose in the box.
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JOAQUIN TAKES A GOOD POSITION
Receives on halfway and finds Henrique. But Shaw and Martinez combine to get the ball behind, and United clear the corner amid appeals for handball against Weghorst; nothing doing.
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IT'S WORKED OUT OK FOR UNITED
That after Liverpool, they've two homes games they should win - this one and bottom-placed Southampton.
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IT'S A WHILE SINCE BETIS WERE MEANINGFULLY IN UNITED'S HALF
But they've got a goal in them if they get the chance to make something happen.