Rangers suffered late heartache in the Europa League when Bruno Fernandes scored in stoppage time to give Manchester United a 2-1 win at Old Trafford.
Substitute Cyriel Dessers looked to have rescued a vital point and a guaranteed place in the play-offs with a late strike, only for Fernandes to net in the second minute of stoppage time with a cool volley. United had earlier taken the lead at the start of the second half when Rangers goalkeeper Jack Butland punched a Christian Eriksen corner into his own net.
It was an explosive end to a match that had bubbled away beforehand. Man Utd had a goal disallowed in the first half when Matthijs de Ligt’s header was ruled out for an infringement by Leny Yoro, while Rangers had chances through Nicolas Raskin, Ridvan Yilmaz and Hamza Igamane. Despite an entertaining first half, both teams went in level at the break.
Rangers suffered injuries to senior players such as Leon Balogun, Connor Barron and Vaclav Cerny after the interval and then suffered a cruel blow with the winner. However, Rangers are in the play-off round but are now unlikely to land a top-eight spot even if they beat USG next week.
We give all the players a mark out of ten for their performance at Old Trafford.
5. Lisandro Martinez
Stung Jack Butland's palms with a rasping first-half effort and provided a great assist for Bruno Fernandes' late goal. Typical aggressive defensive performance from the Argentina World Cup winner. 8 | Getty Images
6. James Tavernier
Fared well at right-back in the first half. Asked to fill in at centre-half after the break and despite being tested, held up. A mature performance from the skipper - and his long ball set up the equaliser. 7 | AFP via Getty Images
7. Robin Propper
Big block to deny a certain Bruno Fernandes goal. Had to hold a threadbare Rangers backline together as the game wore on. 6 | Getty Images
8. Leon Balogun
Pretty solid in the first half, but went down with an injury just before the break and failed to reappear, which will be a worry for Philippe Clement. Replaced by Ross McCausland. 6 | Manchester United via Getty Imag