Erik ten Hag's biggest Manchester United strength became a weakness vs Sevilla

When subs go wrong

Erik ten Hag has earned a lot of praise for his substitutions this season, but the triple change he made after 62 minutes of this game will not fall into that category.

United had started the second half a little complacently, but the changes robbed them of quality as well as a major goal threat and allowed the La Liga side to continue growing in confidence.

Anthony Martial might not have had more than an hour in his legs, but taking Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho off changed the dynamic in United's front three and might also have sent a message to Sevilla, that United were looking to hold what they have.

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Anthony Elanga and Wout Weghorst came in the front three and it made United easier to defend against. Neither are much of a threat in front of goal. It was a risk replacing that trio of players in one go, but it was an even bigger gamble when the drop off in quality is so stark, with the notable exception of Christian Eriksen.

The score was 2-0 at that time and United still looked dangerous going forward. A third goal would surely have buried the tie ahead of next week's return leg, but instead, those changes changed the course of this game in Sevilla's favour.

There was a stroke of luck about how the ball ended up in the United net for both goals, but this was a collapse you felt was bought on by those changes and the way it turned the tide of the game. There was misfortune for United, but so much of it was self-inflicted.

Defensive disasters

As if the way United collapsed and turned a routine second leg into a daunting trip to Seville wasn't bad enough, they now face the prospect of losing two more key players for a vital part of the season.

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