Manchester United vs Bodo/Glimt LIVE: Latest score and updates as visitors hit back after early Garnacho goal
After a disappointing start under their new manager, Manchester United will look to get back on track in the Europa League
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United will seek their first win under Ruben Amorim as their new manager takes charge at Old Trafford for the first time.
The hosts welcome Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt to Old Trafford in Amorim’s first Europa League game looking to get their stuttering campaign back on track. While the Portuguese coach’s opening fixture against Ipswich brought a new system and new approach, many of the same failings that led to the sacking of Erik ten Hag remained apparent as Manchester United ceded an early lead to be held at Portman Road.
Their visitors tonight begin the fifth round of fixtures in this revamped league phase a point ahead of Amorim’s side, though may have one eye on Sunday’s decisive Eliteserien fixture against relegated Lillestrom. Victory there will secure a fourth title in five years for the club, who play their home games inside the Arctic Circle and should thus have few qualms with a chilly Manchester night.
Follow all of the action from Old Trafford in our live blog below:
Manchester United 1-0 Bodo/Glimt, 7 minutes
A poor delivery. So poor, in fact, that Mason Mount, the first man, virtually has to stoop to head away.
Manchester United 1-0 Bodo/Glimt, 6 minutes
An enterprising run from Fredrik Andre Bjorkan takes him beyond Antony and forces Matthijs de Ligt to come across. A flick of legs sends the ball spinning behind - corner kick.
Manchester United 1-0 Bodo/Glimt, 4 minutes
Malacia gets a first look at a cross but overweights his curling ball from the left. Out of reach of three teammates hoping to challenge in the box.
Manchester United 1-0 Bodo/Glimt, 3 minutes
Wow. Neither side had even had time to settle into shape before that opener, but it is, as expected, a 3-4-2-1 from the hosts, with Antony at right wing-back and the returning Tyrell Malacia on the left.
GOAL! MANCHESTER UNITED 1-0 Bodo/Glimt (Alejandro Garnacho, 1 minutes)
Another lightning-quick start and Manchester United lead within a minute!
What is Nikita Khaikin doing? The goalkeeper sashays over a back pass under pressure from Rasmus Hojlund, allowing the striker to close in further and pinch possession from him inside the Bodo/Glimt box. Hojlund is tugged back by the goalkeeper but Alejandro Garnacho is on hand to sweep up the pieces and knock home into the vacant net. Remarkable!
KICK OFF!
The healthy contingent of travelling Bodo/Glimt fans provide the backing track as Manchester United get the action underway.
Manchester United vs Bodo/Glimt
Out the players come, warming the legs as Ruben Amorim fixes his best blue steel for the considerable number of assembled snappers grabbing a shot of the new Manchester United manager.
Belgium’s Lawrence Visser is our referee this evening.
Manchester United vs Bodo/Glimt
Ruben Amorim sought to downplay the impact of this being his first home game tonight, insisting that he was fully focussed on getting a win. But it is nonetheless an opportunity to take in the history and stature of the grand old club which he now leads.
Manchester United vs Bodo/Glimt
You can see from Ruben Amorim’s selection tonight that he doesn’t yet have the personnel that he will surely desire to operate his preferred system. Assuming it is a back three, all of Noussair Mazraoui, Antony, Mason Mount and Bruno Fernandes are probably in what one would describe as less-than-natural roles. But we’ve seen tactical ideologues turn makeshift options into genuine difference-makers before - can any Manchester United players stake a claim to their new boss tonight?
Manchester United vs Bodo/Glimt
Bodo/Glimt would appear to have had no issues getting to and inside Old Trafford tonight, but the Norwegian club have already dealt with a bit of Uefa tomfoolery in the Europa League this year...
Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt forced to take 30-second bus journey due to odd Uefa rule
The governing body requires all players to arrive together in their competitions
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