I saw the leader Manchester United are crying out for and he has to start at Aston Villa

Harry Maguire salvaged a point for Manchester United in their Europa League clash with Porto as he scored a dramatic injury-time equaliser.

United led 2-0 in the Estadio do Dragao early in the first half thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund, but Porto were back level by half-time as United collapsed defensively.

When Samu Omorodion scored his second soon after half-time and Bruno Fernandes was sent-off it looked like the pressure was about to increase on Erik ten Hag, only for Maguire to come up with an unlikely rescue act.

It was a much-needed point for United, who also drew with FC Twente in their first game in the new league phase and they face a trip to Istanbul to face Fenerbahce next.

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Maguire's character

Who had Harry Maguire to the rescue as the headline in Porto with 15 minutes to go? This looked like a lost cause for Manchester United for much of the second half but Maguire, on as a substitute, came up big time with a superb header to equalise in stoppage time.

It saved United's blushes and it should have saved Erik ten Hag's job as well. This looked like being the final nail in the coffin for Ten Hag after another shambolic night, but for their attacking intent United probably deserved their equaliser.

It is still only one win in the last 10 European fixtures for United and that was secured thanks to Andre Onana saving a penalty against FC Copenhagen with the last kick of the game. It is nowhere near good enough.

But Maguire is the kind of character that would deliver. He came on as a sub alongside Jonny Evans and got his side a valuable point. On the evidence of the starting centre-backs for