Jose Luis Mendilibar claimed he could sense Manchester United got ‘scared’ during the closing stags of last night’s seesaw Europa League tie.
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The Red Devils appeared to be comfortably on course for the semi finals after Marcel Sabitzer’s first-half double put them comfortably in control of the tie.
Injuries to defensive linchpins Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez had destabilising impact on the home side and a streetwise Sevilla side sensed indecision and pounced in ruthless fashion.
Two calamitous own goals in the closing stages have now left United with an uphill task to qualify and Mendilibar believes his side deserved credit for the way in which they capitalised on United’s vulnerability.
He said: ‘They [United] came out very quickly. We were out of place, the defence left many spaces between the lines, difficult to cover, and until we have solved that problem, then we have been better.
