United players celebrate Hojlund's second goal
United players celebrate Hojlund's second goal
Manchester United beat Viktoria Plzen 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday.
Plzen took the lead early in the second half after Andre Onana carelessly gave the ball away to Pavel Šulc and he squared for Matěj Vydra to fire into an empty net.
Rasmus Hojlund was introduced shortly after United fell behind and he grabbed the equaliser after quality work from Amad.
Mason Mount had two good opportunities but was twice denied by the goalkeeper before Hojlund struck late on to win the game.
Here are how the players rated at the Doosan Arena:
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Andre Onana
Haphazard in coming for a couple of crosses that he didn't get to and dawdled on the ball once before his abysmal error allowed Matej Vydra to score. 3
Noussair Mazraoui
Back at right centre back and coasted through the evening, as he has often done since Ruben Amorim came in as head coach. 6
Matthijs de Ligt
The only one to don short sleeves and no gloves, he had little hassle from Plzen's conservative frontline and was blameless for the goal. 7
Lisandro Martinez
An improvement on his weekend performance, though that was partly down to Plzen's approach play. 6
Diogo Dalot
Switched to the right wing but made next to no headway and his night was summed up by a second-half air shot. 5
Casemiro
Provided a secure shield in front of the back three against a pragmatic Plzen on his first start in nearly three weeks. 6
Bruno Fernandes
Had the right intention when he had the ball but was surrounded by general apathy in the first half. Excellent assist for Hojlund's winner. 7
Tyrell Malacia
Completed an hour after two 45-minute outings. A risk-aversive performance but he is improving with every start since his long-awaited return. 6
Amad
Should have done better when he played Marcus Rashford through but involved in the equalising goal for Rasmus Hojlund. 7
Joshua Zirkzee
Had to be told to press by Ruben Amorim after only 90 seconds. Completely out of kilter with how United intended to play before he came off after an hour. 3
Marcus Rashford
Another sloppy performance and hit well over from an overhit pass by Amad. No acknowledgement between player and manager when he came off. 3
Subs
Rasmus Hojlund
Second game running he scored on the rebound. He went one better by putting United 2-1 up. 8
Antony
Contributed to the equaliser. 6
Mason Mount
Had an excellent chance to put United ahead. 7
Manuel Ugarte
Late arrival. 5
Alejandro Garnacho
Came on with Ugarte. 5
Manager
Another five changes, which was understandable with the derby on Sunday. No coincidence United scored almost as soon as Zirkzee went off. Upped the tempo with changes. 7