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Manchester United beat 2-1 and qualified for the Europa League by 1 point! Amorim buying a striker is inevitable, Onana is in crisis

Manchester United's 2-1 stoppage time thrashing of Rangers at Old Trafford moved them up to fourth in the Europa League group stage, and a point from their last-ditch win at Steaua Bucharest would be enough to secure a top-eight finish and direct qualification for the knockout rounds. The Reds are unbeaten in this season's Europa League and may be the only way Ruben Amorim will qualify for next season's Champions League.

Amorim made five changes to United's starting line-up, the most notable of which was the replacement of the goalkeeper with 26-year-old Turkish international Altay Baindil, who had also been involved in the Europa League in the past, but Amorim changed his strategy, perhaps due to Cameroon's mistake in the Premier League match against Brighton.

Another key feature was Marcus Rashford's sitting in the box in the Lord's Stand, which showed the manager's attitude, as there were 12 players on the bench in Europe, while Amorim preferred to use just nine, two of them as a substitute goalkeeper, rather than give Rashford a spot, although he was a high-profile pre-match preparation.

Ferguille was also watching from the stands, a 'British derby' between his two former clubs. Ferguson played for his hometown club Rangers during his playing days, and Manchester United was the stage for him to perform as a coach.

Bayndil had a show from the opening kick-off, with Rangers' Raskin having a one-on-one chance on goal, but the United goalkeeper saved his shot and Yilmaz fired high from the stoppage. Soon, Bayndir denied Yilmaz a powerful shot. Bayndir has been solid in this game and he has reason to believe he can compete for his first start in the Premier League at the weekend!

United were also furious at their failure to take the lead in the first half, with De Ligt's header in the net being teased for a foul on Lenny Yoro. Slow motion shows Yoro entangled with each other, both hands restless.

The situation changed when Maguire replaced De Ligt after the two sides changed sides 0-0. Fans cheered for the performance of a former Manchester United player when former England international Jack Butland, who spent his time on loan at Manchester United during the Ten Hag era, made a super mistake when Christian Eriksen's corner was smashed into his own goal to break the deadlock 1-0.

Both sides then had chances to score, with Ugarte's diving header being saved by Butland, while Cyril Desers' volley hit the post and bounced off the line.

In the 88th minute of the game, Maguire's header cleared the ball and De Cers scored with a low shot from the club, Manchester United 1-1 Glasgow Rangers.

Just when it was thought the game was going to end in a draw, Lisandro Martinez set up a left-footed cross in front of the field, Rangers missed at the back post, and Bruno Fernandes easily outflanked and pushed the score, and United completed the 2-1 winner. The Ferguille in the stands smiled happily at the sight of the winning goal of the "Ferguille Time".

Although Manchester United won, but the opponents are only Rangers, who are 13 points behind arch-rivals Celtic in the Premier League, and the Red Devils are still playing very hard against such opponents, the striker cannot score, and Amorim has become inevitable to bring in a new centre-forward this year.

Garnacho could be the key, with the 20-year-old Argentine winger, who started the game, waving frequently to the Teatro de l'Dreams crowd after the game, and was suspected of saying goodbye early.

Speaking after the game, the 39-year-old Portuguese boss felt the result was the most important thing at the moment: "It's important to stay in a direct qualifying position, which means we have two more weeks to prepare for the Premier League. We did a good job and played better with the ball. I thought the team started well but we lost control of the game due to some bad decisions, but the lads did a great job. We were so close to the second goal, we had so many chances, it was difficult to miss it, but they recovered. We didn't play at our best, but we managed to bounce back from the last defeat. I know the opponent is different, not so fast. You can see the connection, and I think we need to be more calm at the right time because that helps a lot."

Amorim was noncommittal about whether he would buy someone in the January winter transfer window: "I don't know what will happen, let's focus on the game, focus on the team, anything can happen."

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