On Tuesday, Harry Maguire and André Onana starred for Manchester United in their 1-0 win over FC Copenhagen in the Champions League.
The 30-year-old defender got his name on the scoresheet and the goalkeeper blocked Jordan Larsson’s penalty in injury time, which helped the Red Devils collect three points at Old Trafford.
In the build up to the spot kick, Alejandro Garnacho was seen scuffing the penalty spot. After the tie, Norway’s VG showed the incident to Copenhagen’s Mohamed Elyounoussi and he didn’t seem to blame the Manchester United player.
“I didn’t get it right then and there. I don’t know how much that affected the penalty. Jordan still got a good penalty kick, but it was a good save. It’s cynicism, it’s part of top football, you really just have to learn more from it,” he said.
The 29-year-old winger’s feelings weren’t shared by his teammate, Rasmus Falk, who told VG that “it’s a bad style”.
Copenhagen manager Jacob Neestrup wasn’t pleased with what the Manchester United forward did and insisted that he should be punished for his behaviour.
“It is up to referees and associations to set limits, all you have to do is give a red card for something like that, then people stop doing it,” Neestrup told VG.
The latest result was Manchester United’s first win in the Champions League this season, and they are third in the table, a point behind second placed Galatasaray and six points behind leaders Bayern Munich.
The Norway international isn’t pleased that his side weren’t able to pick up a point from their trip to Old Trafford.
“It’s a shame that we can’t manage one point. It is a disappointing feeling. But it’s not because of Jordan that we lose the game,” Elyounoussi explained.
“I have experienced several times coming here, and that you have a lot of the ball. They are not as aggressive as other teams in the press, but we have respect for them. I think we manage to neutralise the dangers they have.”
