Manchester United vs. Omonia result, highlights & analysis as Scott McTominay nets injury-time winner in Europa League

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Manchester United's history of late European winning goals continued as Scott McTominay sealed a 1-0 Europa League victory over Omonia Nicosia in the 93rd minute at Old Trafford.

Omonia keeper Francis Uzoho produced an unbelievable display, with 12 stops, to keep out Marcus Rashford, Casemiro and Cristiano Ronaldo either side of the break.

However, despite the heroics of Uzoho, Omonia were denied a point in Manchester, as substitute McTominay clinched a win for United.

The Scotland international kept his cool inside the box to power home Jadon Sancho's pass and break Cypriot hearts on a dramatic night of action.

MORE: Omonia vs. Man United result, highlights & analysis as Rashford and Martial come to Ten Hag's rescue

Manchester United vs. Omonia final score

  1H 2H Final
Man United  0 1 1
Omonia 0 0 0

Goals: McTominay - 90+3rd Min - MAN UTD

United saved from another European blank at Old Trafford

Despite the warning of a stuttering performance away in Cyprus last week, United were simply unable to find a way through until added time on the night - despite carving out 12 shots on target - before McTominay's late salvo.

Uzoho's inspired performance kept United at bay, but based on the amount of chances created - and missed - United should have found a breakthrough, without the need for a nerve shredding end.

The late twist means United are still in with a chance of catching Real Sociedad in the race for top spot in Group E but the La Liga side remain favourites to avoid a last 16 playoff and sit three points clear of the Red Devils following a 3-0 win over FC Sheriff.

Erik ten Hag's subs make the difference

Erik ten Hag has opted to regularly rotate between a Premier League XI and a Europa League XI in recent weeks and he rested some key names against Neil Lennon's visitors.

Rashford and Ronaldo threw everything they had at Uzoho and Omonia but a goal eluded them against very limited opposition.

Substitutes Sancho and McTominay eventually turned the tide, but the goal came as a product of the duo's grit inside the Omonia box, rather than a tactical switch from Ten Hag on the night.

Manchester United vs. Omonia live updates, highlights from Europa League 

FULL TIME: MANCHESTER UNITED 1 OMONIA NICOSIA 0

Despite missing chance after chance on the night, United pinched a crucial three points in the dying seconds as McTominay calmly steers home Jadon Sancho's cut back.

90+3 Mins: UNITED HAVE STOLEN IT!!!!

United have snatched the MOST DRAMATIC of wins with their 13th effort on target of the night!!!

Substitute McTominay is the very late hero for ten Hag as pounces on a loose ball to poke past Uzoho!!!

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90 Mins: Five minutes added on as Nikolas Panagiotou picks up a booking for timewasting.

86 Mins: Lennon and Omonia happy to eat up the final minutes here as Mix Diskerud comes on for Cassama....who is lucky still to be on the pitch.

82 Mins: Another waste of a chance, as Fernandes blazes over, and Omonia look to dig in.

Scott McTominay comes on for Casemiro in United's fourth change.

80 Mins: Omonia putting their bodies on the line to keep out Eriksen and Rashford............can they hold on in the final 10?

75 Mins: Uzoho's one-man barrier against United continues as he gets across well to deny Ronaldo.

Christian Eriksen is now on for Fred with Loizos Loizou and Fotis Papoulis replacing Felipe and Charalampos Charalampous for the visitors as Sociedad go 2-0 up in Spain.

71 Mins: Another VAR check as Moreto Cassama lunges in on Casemiro.......but the card stays as yellow.

68 Mins: The United players howl for a penalty as Rashford's strike hits Felipe on the arm to concede a corner. 

The VAR check backs up the referee's decision there.........a bit lucky for the Omonia forward.

65 Mins: Sancho is immediately into the action as his cross is steered over by Fernandes. 

Lennon now makes a double swap of his own with Adam Matthews and Kakoullis OFF and Karim Ansarifard and Paris Psaltis ON.

61 Mins: Ten Hag has seen enough as he rolls the dice with the first changes of the night - Malacia and Antony OFF and Luke Shaw and Jadon Sancho ON.

60 Mins: Omonia are working overtime to keep United at bay and they have hit the hour mark without conceding.

52 Mins: Andronikos Kakoullis picks up the game's first booking as Uzoho is again called into action to deny Fred and Ronaldo.

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Elsewhere in Group E, Real Sociedad are leading 10-man Sheriff Tiraspol 1-0 in San Sebastian.

50 Mins: Rinse and repeat from the first half as Uzoho pulls off an incredible double save to keep United out!!

The Omonia keeper gets down sharply to parry away Antony's effort before springing back up to frustrate his old nemesis Rashford from close range.

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46 Mins: WE ARE BACK UNDERWAY AT OLD TRAFFORD!

HALF TIME: MAN UNITED 0 OMONIA 0

Omonia almost catch United out on the break just before half time but Bruno Felipe fires over the top.

United have dominated the opening 45 minutes with Omonia stopper Uzoho the star for the visitors with incredible stops to deny Rashford and Casemiro.

44 Mins: Uzoho is sharply out to thwart Ronaldo again before the break and Fred skews a head just wide.

40 Mins: Another chance for United as Ronaldo flicks Malacia's cross wide.......Omonia hanging in until half time.

32 Mins: HOW ARE UNITED NOT IN FRONT?

Casemiro is INCHES away from his first United goal!!!

The Brazilian nudges into space on the edge of the box and his thunderbolt is tipped onto the bar by UZOHO!!!

WHAT..........A..........HIT!!!

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28 Mins: RASHFORD V UZOHO III

Rashford spins away from his marker and fires goal wards but Uzoho plunges down to make a fantastic stop!!!

24 Mins: HUGE CHANCE FOR UNITED!!!

Rashford..............AGAIN for United as Ronaldo's fine ball releases him clean in on goal but Uzoho races off his line to make a goal saving block!!

The hosts recycle some pressure again on the edge of Omonia's box and Fernandes swings one just wide of Uzoho's post.

22 Mins: United keep banging on the door as Tyrell Malacia's cross is just over the onrushing Fernandes.

20 Mins: Bruno Fernandes tries to find Ronaldo with a first time switch into the box but the Omonia defence block off the latter's run.

15 Mins: The home side work an angle in behind the Omonia back line but Cristiano Ronaldo's first sight of goal is lashed into the side netting.

10 Mins: United are still controlling possession here but Omonia will be pleased to have weathered the early storm from the hosts.

5 Mins: UNITED FLY OUT OF THE TRAPS!!

United are on the front foot immediately at Old Trafford as a corner is worked short to Rashford and he forces a superb stop from Omonia keeper Francis Uzoho!!!

KICK OFF: WE ARE OFF AT OLD TRAFFORD - MAN UNITED VS OMONIA

15 Mins to KO: Elsewhere in the Europa League - Arsenal on the brink of the last 16

United's Premier League rivals Arsenal edged out a 1-0 win at Bodø/Glimt in one of the early kick off in tonight's Europa League action.

Bukayo Saka's first half strike keeps the in form Gunners on top of Group A with nine points from three games so far.

40 Mins to KO: What the managers have said before KO

Ten Hag - "We're going all out for the victory. It's Europe, it's tough, but we want to be first in the group. Our aim is to win all of our games.

"All clubs playing in Europe have the same problems. But we have a squad to cope with it. We have double options in every position.

"If I have to rotate, because of injuries or suspensions, then I will. I have different options and that's good."

Lennon - "Everyone is going to have to play brilliantly, at the top of their game tonight. We’re going to have to keep the ball better than we did in the first 30 minutes of the first game.

"We only really started to look like ourselves when we scored and then United looked a little bit rattled.

"Martial and Rashford gave them fresh impetus and there’s nothing you can do about that, really. We're going to have to hang in there for periods, we are going to have to suffer."

60 Mins: TEAM NEWS IS IN!!!

Erik ten Hag makes three starting changes from the side which started in United's 2-1 weekend Premier League win at Everton.

Tyrell Malacia comes in for Luke Shaw at left back, with Fred partnering Brazilian teammate Casemiro in midfield, in place of Christian Eriksen.

Cristiano Ronaldo leads the attack, with Antony Martial sidelined through injury, as the Portuguese superstar aims to score in back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Omonia boss Neil Lennon makes five changes from the team which lost to United last week with first choice keeper Faiano Freitas sidelined through injury.

Francis Uzoho replaces him in goal, with Fotis Kitsos in at left back, ahead of Jan Lecjaks - and Moreto Cassamá and Nikolas Panayiotou start in midfield - as Brandon Barker and Mix Diskerud drop to the bench.

Andronikos Kakoullis partners Bruno Felipe in attack instead of Karim Ansarifard.

75 Mins to KO: Rashford rescue act in Cyprus

United need a late winner from substitute Marcus Rashford in the reverse fixture against Omonia in Cyprus last week.......will the England star shine again at Old Trafford?

90 Mins to KO: What is the latest picture Europa League Group E?

United still have work to do as they push to secure a place in the Europa League knockout stages in 2023.

Real Sociedad are leading the way, with nine points from three games - ahead of hosting Sheriff Tiraspol tonight - as United trail in second place, on six points

Top spot in the group guarantees a Europa League last 16 place but second place would mean a knockout play off against a side dropping down from the Champions League group stages.

1Hr and 45 Mins to KO: All set at Old Trafford 

Man United vs. Omonia lineups

Ten Hag has opted for a similar team to the one which beat Omonia in the first leg as he continues to rotate his squad.

Tyrell Malacia had a game to forget in Cyprus and has been given a chance to make amends.

Marcus Rashford starts, following his heroics in Cyprus, but French star Antony Martial is ruled out due to a back injury.

Manchester United lineup (4-2-3-1): De Gea (GK) — Dalot, Lindelof, Martinez, Malacia — Casemiro, Fred — Antony, Fernandes, Rashford — Ronaldo

Injuries have forced Lennon into a string of changes in this clash with absence of Fabiano a crucial loss for the visitors.

Omonia lineup (5-3-2): Uzoho (GK) — Matthews, Miletic, Yuste, Lang, Kitsos — Panayiotou, Charalambous, Cassama — Felipe, Kakoullis

What time is Manchester United vs. Omonia?

United play host to Omonia at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. It kicks off at 8 p.m. BST on Thursday, October 13.

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Date Thurs, Oct 13 Thurs, Oct 13 Thurs, Oct 13 Fri, Oct 14
Time 20:00 BST 15:00 ET 15:00 ET 06:00 AEDT

How to watch Manchester United vs. Omonia

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TV channel BT Sport 1/BT Sport Ultimate Unimas, TUDN — —
Streaming BT Sport website/app fuboTV, ViX+ Paramount+ DAZN Stan Sport

UK:  The match will be carried across BT Sport streaming and TV platforms.

USA: The game will be broadcast on Unimas and TUDN for Spanish listeners, which are streamed on fuboTV. Paramount+ (English) and VIX+ (Spanish) will also stream for subscribers.

Canada: Europa League matches are streamed in Canada via DAZN.

Australia: Europa League matches are streamed in Australia via Stan Sport.

Feargal Brennan

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Feargal is a content producer for The Sporting News. He has been working with TSN since the start of 2022 after stints with Reach, Amazon UK and Squawka in a nomadic career in the football media pyramid. Always with a keen eye on Arteta's 'Reds' and Kenny's Ireland 'Greens' and a 100% five-a-side penalty record.