Rasmus Hojlund gave Manchester United the lead early on in the third minute of the game with his fourth Champions League goal of the year, giving the Red Devils a 1-0 lead. The match between Manchester United and Copenhagen began at 9:00 p.m. WAT.
But in the fourteenth minute, an injury forced Johnny Evans off the field, and manager Erick Ten Hag brought on Raphael Varane, changing the course of the match dramatically. Rasmus Hojlund scored his second goal of the game in the 28th minute when Manchester United launched a counterattack. A minute later, the goalie for Copenhagen almost missed a hat-trick.
The match took another twist as Marcus Rashford was sent off for serious foul play in the 42nd minute, reducing Manchester United to ten men. Copenhagen seized the opportunity, scoring two minutes later and earning a penalty in the dying minutes of the first half (45+7 minutes). Diogo Gonclaves calmly converted the spot-kick, leveling the game at 2-2 as the first half concluded.
The second half continued the drama, with Harry Maguire’s header resulting in a penalty for Manchester United in the 66th minute, which Bruno Fernandes expertly dispatched to give the Red Devils a 3-2 lead in the 67th minute. However, Copenhagen fought back, equalizing in the 82nd minute and ultimately taking the lead in the 88th minute to secure a 4-3 victory.
Below is the current Group A table after Bayern Munich won against Galatasaray and Manchester United lost to Copenhagen.
