Manchester United fan went viral after taking a tumble on live TV in the Sevilla away end
A Manchester United fan went viral on social media after he was caught falling over on fellow supporters in the Sevilla away end on live TV.
United crashed out of the Europa League on Thursday evening after a crushing 3-0 defeat to Sevilla in the second-leg quarter-final clash at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan.
Under-fire United captain Harry Maguire was at fault for the opener as Youssef En-Nesyri fired Sevilla into a 1-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes.
Loic Bade doubled Sevilla’s advantage two minutes after the break with a looping header before a David de Gea howler allowed En-Nesyri to complete his brace in the 81st minute.
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During the Europa League tie in Spain, one United supporter appeared to lose his balance and took a tumble forward into a man and woman in the away end.
United supporters around the tumbling man grabbed him before helping him back up, with the camera cutting away as he climbed back to his feet.
Sevilla’s victory over United ensured their place in the Europa League semi-finals against Juventus, who knocked Sporting CP out of the quarter-finals.
Erik ten Hag’s hopes of lifting a second piece of major silverware with United were thwarted by Sevilla and he was not happy with his side’s performance.
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The United manager has urged his players to bounce back and “show more character and personality” in their FA Cup semi-final clash against Brighton on Sunday.
Speaking to BT Sport, Ten Hag said: “We have to do better, that’s the demand. We were not composed, not calm.
“We didn’t beat the press, when you do there are so many spaces behind, and it was obvious at the start how to do it.
“We lost the battles, they had more passion, more desire, more willingness, that’s difficult to win games.
“We can’t run away from it. On Sunday, we have another opportunity and have to step up and show more character and personality.
“It’s not about them [the players they were missing], it’s about the players on the pitch.
“They have to perform, I believe in them and trust them, but they have to show it and they were not good enough.
“We have shown on so many occasions good things but tonight we weren’t ready for the game.
“At this level, playing for Manchester United, you have to be ready for every game.
“This was a great opportunity, a great occasion, to win something and we gave it away -- we have to blame ourselves. It’s gone, we can’t change it. We have to look forward to Sunday, that’s the next opportunity.”
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Topics: Manchester United, Sevilla, Europa League, Football
Adnan Riaz