Manchester United showed Erik ten Hag what he needs to do after 93 minutes of madness

Dealing with pressure

You could say Manchester United walked out into a red hot cauldron at the Ramon Sanchez-Pijuan, but white was the colour of choice for the Rojiblancos. Conscious that the 3,000 travelling fans would be clad in red, Sevilla made a plea for their supporters to wear white. The message got through.

United might have been dressed in red, but they waved the white handkerchief in Seville. This was a pitiful collapse, both on the night and in a tie they had total control of. From 2-0 up they conceded five goals across 93 minutes of this tie. The compilation of those goals would work well with the Benny Hill theme tune.

A wall of white doesn't sound intimidating, but the noise created by the 40,000 or so home supporters was spectacular. This stadium was built without a roof, presumably to make the most of the city's year-round sunshine, but also perhaps with the thought that it could blow off on nights like this.

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But then you glanced at Sevilla's home record and saw seven defeats this season for a mid-table La Liga side. All it was going to take was a professional performance to quieten them down and let class show. But this team have a tendency to panic and lose control.

Erik ten Hag might have thought he'd eradicated those traits, but they still rise to the surface every now and again. He has improved the mentality of this squad, but there is still work to be done. If Sunday's win against Nottingham Forest was promising, this was pitiful. There was no character and no personality in this team.

How this side chucked away that two-goal led in this tie will forever remain a mystery, but this is a team that keeps finding ways to throw it away in the latter