MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag questioned his players' killer instinct after they were held to a 1-1 draw by his old club FC Twente in the revamped Europa League on Wednesday.
Sam Lammers capitalized on a mistake by Christian Eriksen in the second half at Old Trafford and raced away to fire an equalizer for the Dutch underdog.
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Manchester United's Harry Maguire reacts during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Manchester United and Twente at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Ludogorets' Caio Vidal, leftt, vies for the ball with Slavia Praha's El Hadji Malick Diouf during their Europa League first match of the main phase, at Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Uzunov)
Slavia Praha's Christos Zafeiris reacts after Mojmír Chytil scored his goal against Ludogorets during a Europa League soccer match at Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Uzunov)
Anderlecht players celebrate after Anderlecht's Yari Verschaeren, not seen, scored his side's opening goal during the Europa League soccer match between Anderlecht and Ferencvaros in Anderlecht, Belgium, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francois Walschaerts)
Anderlecht's Mario Stroeykens, left, is challenged by Ferencvaros' Adama Traore during the Europa League soccer match between Anderlecht and Ferencvaros in Anderlecht, Belgium, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francois Walschaerts)
Midtjylland's Dario Osorio, left, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between FC Midtjylland and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in Herning, Denmark, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
FC Midtjylland's Ousmane Diao, and Hoffenheim's Max Moerstedt battle for a head ball during a Europa League soccer match against FC Midtjylland at MCH Arena in Herning, Denmark, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Galatasaray's Yunus Akgun, celebrates a goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Galatasaray and PAOK at the Ali Sami Yen stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo)
Galatasaray's Victor Osimhen, second left, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Galatasaray and PAOK at the Ali Sami Yen stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo)
Galatasaray's Yunus Akgun, celebrates a goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Galatasaray and PAOK at the Ali Sami Yen stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo)
Lazio's Boulaye Dia, center, scores past Dynamo's Oleksandr Tymchyk, right, and Vladyslav Dubinchak during a Europa League soccer match, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2204, in Hamburg, Germany. (Claus Bergmann/dpa via AP)
Elfsborg's Timothy Ouma, right, celebrates with Elfsborg's Simon Hedlund after scoring his side's opening goal during the Europa League soccer match between AZ Alkmaar and Elfsborg at the AFAS stadium, in Alkmaar, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Maurice van Steen)
AZ Alkmaar's Ruben van Bommel, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Europa League soccer match between AZ Alkmaar and Elfsborg at the AFAS stadium, in Alkmaar, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Maurice van Steen)
Elfsborg's goalkeeper Isak Pettersson dives but fails to save the goal from AZ Alkmaar's Ruben van Bommel, centre, during the Europa League soccer match between AZ Alkmaar and Elfsborg at the AFAS stadium, in Alkmaar, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Maurice van Steen)
Glimt's Kasper Høgh, left, scores his side's opening goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Bodø/Glimt and Porto, at the Aspmyra stadium, in Bodo, Norway, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Mats Torbergsen/NTB Scanpix via AP)
Glimt's Jens Petter Hauge celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Bodø/Glimt and Porto, at the Aspmyra stadium, in Bodo, Norway, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Mats Torbergsen/NTB Scanpix via AP)
Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa is airborne during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Bodø/Glimt and Porto, at the Aspmyra stadium, in Bodo, Norway, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Mats Torbergsen/NTB Scanpix via AP)
Manchester United's Christian Eriksen celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Manchester United and Twente in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester United's Harry Maguire reacts during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Manchester United and Twente at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Twente's Sam Lammers, centre, scores his side's first goal past Manchester United's goalkeeper Andre Onana during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Manchester United and Twente at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez reacts during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Manchester United and Twente at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
“You saw that was the game of their life. They fought for every yard and we didn’t,” Ten Hag said. “99% is not enough, You have to give 100%. You have kill the game. You have to finish it off.”
Eriksen had put United ahead with a stunning first-half strike but was caught in possession by Lammers, whose goal secured an unexpected point for the visitors.
Ten Hag had spoken before the game of his affection for the team he supported as a boy in the Netherlands and represented as a player. He said it was “not nice to have to hurt something you love.”
Instead it was United fans left in pain, despite Eriksen seemingly putting the home team on course for victory.
United has won just three of seven games in all competitions this season and Wednesday's draw came after a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.
Eriksen swept United ahead in the 35th with a first-time shot into the top corner. Connecting with a loose ball just inside the box, the playmaker didn't break stride as he whipped his effort past past Twente goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall with power and precision.
With one fist clenched, he ran to the corner to celebrate in front of the home fans.
But it was Twente's supporters left cheering the loudest after Lammers' goal in the 68th when beating Andre Onana at his near post.
“There’s a lot of football (still to play) when you (are) one up and the game takes more than 90 minutes," Ten Hag said. “And you have to fight until the end and score the second goal.”
Like the Champions League, the second-tier Europa League has a new format and 36 teams instead of 32. It features a league system in which each team plays eight games against different opponents through January, replacing the old group stage.
In a clash between the Turkish and Greek champions, Galatasaray beat PAOK 3-1. Victor Osimhen, who moved from Napoli to Galatasaray earlier in September, made his presence felt. The Nigeria striker’s goalbound header was deflected by defender Abdul Rahman Baba into his own net early in the second half. Giannis Konstantelias equalized on a rebound before Osimhen set up Yunus Akgün to net the winner. Mauro Icardi added a stoppage-time goal.
Lazio cruised past Dynamo Kyiv 3-0. Boulaye Dia struck twice and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru added one. Both teams ended the game with 10 men.
Real Sociedad, struggling in La Liga, got a goal from Ander Barrenetxea at Nice but the home team salvaged a 1-1 draw thanks to Pablo Rosario's goal late in the first half.
Another team struggling domestically, Bundesliga’s Hoffenheim took home a point from Denmark in a 1-1 draw with Danish Superliga’s leader Midtjylland. Darío Osorio put the hosts ahead late in the first half before substitute Max Moerstedt leveled it in the final minute.
In Brussels, Anderlecht struck twice in the span of five minutes in the second half on the way to a 2-1 victory over Ferencváros. Yari Verschaeren scored on the hour and Kasper Dolberg added the second from the spot.
Slavia Prague scored in each half for a 2-0 win at Bulgaria’s Ludogorets.
Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt and Dutch side AZ Alkmaar became the first teams to claim victories earlier on Wednesday.
Jens Petter Hauge’s two goals guided 10-man Bodø/Glimt from a goal down to a 3-2 win over Porto while Troy Parrott netted the winner from the penalty spot for Alkmaar to beat Sweden’s Elfsborg 3-2.
Porto, a two-time champion in Europe’s second-tier league, got an early goal from Samu. Kasper Høgh's equalized and Hauge netted twice for a 3-1 lead. Porto reduce the deficit to one in the final minute through substitute Deniz Gül.
Alkmaar answered Timothy Ouma's opener with two goals from Ruben van Bommel on both sides of the interval. Simon Hedlund made it 2-2 before Parrott's late penalty.
Ahead of a late game between Dynamo Kyiv and Lazio, a group of about 60 Lazio fans were stopped by German authorities in Hamburg after attempting to avoid a police escort and were found to be carrying knives, clubs and other weapons. Fans who were held overnight were banned from attending Wednesday’s game but there were no arrests.
Dynamo plays its home Europa League games in Hamburg because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Karel Janicek contributed.
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Manchester United's Harry Maguire reacts during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Manchester United and Twente at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Ludogorets' Caio Vidal, leftt, vies for the ball with Slavia Praha's El Hadji Malick Diouf during their Europa League first match of the main phase, at Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Uzunov)
Slavia Praha's Christos Zafeiris reacts after Mojmír Chytil scored his goal against Ludogorets during a Europa League soccer match at Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Uzunov)
Anderlecht players celebrate after Anderlecht's Yari Verschaeren, not seen, scored his side's opening goal during the Europa League soccer match between Anderlecht and Ferencvaros in Anderlecht, Belgium, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francois Walschaerts)
Anderlecht's Mario Stroeykens, left, is challenged by Ferencvaros' Adama Traore during the Europa League soccer match between Anderlecht and Ferencvaros in Anderlecht, Belgium, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francois Walschaerts)
Midtjylland's Dario Osorio, left, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between FC Midtjylland and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in Herning, Denmark, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
FC Midtjylland's Ousmane Diao, and Hoffenheim's Max Moerstedt battle for a head ball during a Europa League soccer match against FC Midtjylland at MCH Arena in Herning, Denmark, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Galatasaray's Yunus Akgun, celebrates a goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Galatasaray and PAOK at the Ali Sami Yen stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo)
Galatasaray's Victor Osimhen, second left, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Galatasaray and PAOK at the Ali Sami Yen stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo)
Galatasaray's Yunus Akgun, celebrates a goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Galatasaray and PAOK at the Ali Sami Yen stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo)
Lazio's Boulaye Dia, center, scores past Dynamo's Oleksandr Tymchyk, right, and Vladyslav Dubinchak during a Europa League soccer match, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2204, in Hamburg, Germany. (Claus Bergmann/dpa via AP)
Elfsborg's Timothy Ouma, right, celebrates with Elfsborg's Simon Hedlund after scoring his side's opening goal during the Europa League soccer match between AZ Alkmaar and Elfsborg at the AFAS stadium, in Alkmaar, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Maurice van Steen)
AZ Alkmaar's Ruben van Bommel, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Europa League soccer match between AZ Alkmaar and Elfsborg at the AFAS stadium, in Alkmaar, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Maurice van Steen)
Elfsborg's goalkeeper Isak Pettersson dives but fails to save the goal from AZ Alkmaar's Ruben van Bommel, centre, during the Europa League soccer match between AZ Alkmaar and Elfsborg at the AFAS stadium, in Alkmaar, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Maurice van Steen)
Glimt's Kasper Høgh, left, scores his side's opening goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Bodø/Glimt and Porto, at the Aspmyra stadium, in Bodo, Norway, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Mats Torbergsen/NTB Scanpix via AP)
Glimt's Jens Petter Hauge celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Bodø/Glimt and Porto, at the Aspmyra stadium, in Bodo, Norway, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Mats Torbergsen/NTB Scanpix via AP)
Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa is airborne during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Bodø/Glimt and Porto, at the Aspmyra stadium, in Bodo, Norway, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Mats Torbergsen/NTB Scanpix via AP)
Manchester United's Christian Eriksen celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Manchester United and Twente in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester United's Harry Maguire reacts during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Manchester United and Twente at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Twente's Sam Lammers, centre, scores his side's first goal past Manchester United's goalkeeper Andre Onana during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Manchester United and Twente at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez reacts during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Manchester United and Twente at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
