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.
9. Jefte
Got forward on a couple of occasions, and should have done better with a chance on 75 minutes rather than shooting at the keeper. Found Amad Diallo a handful and was booked for fouling him. His worst moment came when he lost Bruno Fernandes for the winner. Poor defending. 4 | AFP via Getty Images
10. Amad Diallo
Not quite at his sparkling best against his former club, snatching at a couple of chances. Yet his pace and trickery was a constant threat and needed checked. 7 | Manchester United via Getty Imag
11. Toby Collyer
Athletic 21-year-old had some nice touches in midfield. Faded a little in the second half and replaced by Manuel Ugarte. 6 | Getty Images
12. Christian Eriksen
Such an intelligent user of the football. Full of nice passes and it was his corner that was punched into his own net by Jack Butland. Came off for Kobbie Mainoo. 7 | AFP via Getty Images