Erik ten Hag has insisted Marcus Rashford s half-time withdrawal during Manchester United s draw with Porto was down to a need for rotation, not a statement on his performance.
United are still searching for their first Europa League win of the campaign, after Harry Maguire s late header salvaged a 3-3 draw in Porto on Thursday.
After the Red Devils went 2-0 up through early goals from Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund, a strike from Pepe and a brace from Samu Omorodion had put them on the brink of another humiliating defeat.
To cap United s frustrations, captain Bruno Fernandes was shown a red card for a second successive game after also being dismissed in Sunday s 3-0 loss to Tottenham, having never previously been sent off in any of his first 241 games for…