Manchester United will be aiming to bounce back on their Europa League trip to Cyprus as they face a trip to play Omonia Nicosia.
United suffered a 6-3 Premier League derby battering at rivals Manchester City last weekend with Erik ten Hag frustrated by his players lack of belief at the Etihad Stadium.
However, their mixed record of three points from two European games is also a point of concern for the Dutch coach, as he looks to balance the demands of domestic and Europa League action.
Omonia – managed by former Celtic boss Neil Lennon – will be looking to capitalise on United’s struggles in Limassol.
The Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates, commentary from Tsirio Stadium.
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Omonia vs. Manchester United live score
| 1H | 2H | Final | |
| Omonia | 0 | — | — |
| Man Utd | 0 | — | — |
Goals:
Omonia vs. Manchester United live updates, highlights from Europa League
31st min: Diogo Dalot feeds a through ball into Ronaldo on the right but the striker’s cutback goes straight across the box with no Red Devils players in the right position to tap home. United are continuing to apply the pressure.
28th min: Antony cuts in from the right and whips a curled effort that looks destined for the back of the net but Fabinho is at full stretch to tip the ball over. Top save.
27th min: Miletic clatters into the back of Ronaldo with the Portuguese winning a free-kick from 30 yards out. Of course he’s taking this one. It sails over the wall but well over the bar too.
22nd min: Think that might be David de Gea’s first touch so far as he gets a rare kick.
😳 It’s utter domination from #MUFC in the opening 20 minutes. The Red Devils have had 82% possession, taken 8 shots on goal and completed 220 passes in comparison to Omonia’s 51.#UEL pic.twitter.com/raa74boIBH
— Sporting News Football Club (@sn_footballclub) October 6, 2022
19th min: Sancho hits the bar as his chipped effort is cleared off the line by Nemanja Miletić. The referee then blows up for a foul against United.
17th min: Antony has to score! But he decides to be unselfish and square it back to Fernandes as the goalkeeper came rushing it out but his pass is behind his teammate. Fernandes looks to him as if to say ‘why didn’t you just shoot!?’
15th min: And he almost scores a wonderful goal! He picks up the ball in the box, turns his man like he’s not even there, and then attempts a cheeky toe poke into the goal but it’s blocked. A bright start from the 37-year-old.
14th min: Ronaldo goes up for a header and Héctor Yuste accidentally collides with him in the air. Looks a sore one on the back of Ronaldo’s head but he’s up on his feet quickly enough.
9th min: Big chance for Ronaldo! Antony feeds the ball into him on the left side of the box and the Portuguese lets it run past him before taking a touch and unleashing a shot from a tight angle but it’s straight at the goalkeeper.
6th min: Bruno Fernandes plays in Jadon Sancho on the left and with little options available the former Borussia Dortmund attacker hits one from distance, but it’s dragged well wide.
3rd min: United win an early corner but Christian Eriksen’s effort doesn’t clear the front post and it’s easily cleared.
We’re underway!
5 mins from KO: Here we go then, the teams are out. Ten Hag has demanded a response from his players following the humiliating weekend defeat. Will they listen? We’re about to find out.
10 mins from KO: Over 20,000 fans are expected to be in attendance tonight. The ground is slowly filling up with Omonia supporters eager not to miss the opportunity for their team to take on one of the biggest clubs in world football. They’ll be plenty of pictures taken of Ronaldo
20 mins from KO: If you’re sat there thinking ‘that guy looks a bit like Neil Lennon’ on the touchlines tonight, well that’s because it is Neil Lennon! The former Celtic boss has been in charge of the Cypriot side since March 2022. He penned a two-and-a-half year deal and led them to a first trophy under his leadership just a few months alter, winning the Cypriot Cup on penalties.
Πραγματοποιήθηκε η συνέντευξη Τύπου της ομάδας μας ενόψει του αυριανού αγώνα με τη @ManUtd 🎙️💬
Δείτε όλα όσα ειπώθηκαν εδώ 👉 https://t.co/ziDsUQmrh8#UEL #Matchday3 pic.twitter.com/zlnCVkqgZW
— OMONOIA FC (@OMONOIAfootball) October 5, 2022
40 mins from KO: The big news is Ronaldo has been recalled to the starting XI. Erik Ten Hag left him out of the 6-3 drubbing to City, saying he didn’t call him off the bench “out of respect.” The Dutchman’s quotes below certainly caused some controversy…
“I don’t bring him on out of respect, it’s nothing to do with what’s happening for the future or January or next year,” Ten Hag said. “I don’t see he’s unhappy, he’s happy, he’s training well, he’s enjoying it. Everyone is training well, there’s a good spirit.
“He’s not happy that he wasn’t playing on Sunday, but that wasn’t the question.
“The question was about his mood when he’s around, and he’s happy. Of course, he wants to play, he’s pissed off when he’s not playing.”
60 mins to KO: The teams are in!
Starting 1️⃣1️⃣ vs @ManUtd #UEL #Matchday3 pic.twitter.com/XjAHzmksuj
— OMONOIA FC (@OMONOIAfootball) October 6, 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo and Casemiro both start for Manchester United.
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➡ Representing the Reds this evening…#MUFC || #UEL
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 6, 2022
90 mins to KO: So, how does Group E currently look ahead of tonight’s matches? United sit second on three points with Omonia rock bottom and without a win in their opening two games.
United suffered defeat to Real Sociedad, who sit top of the group on six points, in their first outing before bouncing back to beat FC Sheriff last month as Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo both grabbed the goals.
Omonia are currently fourth in the Cypriot first division, while United go into the match off the back of a 6-3 thrashing to rivals Manchester City.
120 mins to KO: Hello, and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of tonight’s Europa League tie between Cypriot side Omonia and Premier League giants Manchester United. We’ll be bringing you team news in about an hour’s time.
Touch down in Cyprus as we settle into new territory with some matchday insight from the boss 💪#MUFC || #UEL
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 6, 2022
Omonia vs. Manchester United lineups
Omonia starting lineup (5-3-2): Fabiano (GK) — Lecjaks, Lang, Yuste, Miletic, Matthews — Barker, Charalambous, Diskerud — Ansarifard, Felipe
Subs: Panagi, Loizou, Papoulis, Kitsos, Zachariou, Uzoho, Panayiotou, Kakoullis, Bezus
Manchester United starting lineup (4-2-3-1): De Gea (GK) — Dalot, Lindelof, Martinez, Malacia — Casemiro, Eriksen — Fernandes, Antony, Sancho — Ronaldo
Subs: Dubravka, Heaton, Shaw, Fred, McTominay, Pellistri, Iqbal, Elanga, Garnacho, Martial, Rashford.
MORE: Man United and another derby mess: Erik ten Hag must fix three problems after defeat to Man City
What time is Omonia vs. Manchester United?
Omonia Nicosia play host to Manchester United at the Tsirio Stadium in Limassol, Cyprus. It kicks off at 5:45 p.m. BST on Thursday, Oct 6.
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| Date | Thu, Oct 6 | Thu, Oct 6 | Thu, Oct 6 | Fri, Oct 7 |
| Time | 17:45 BST | 12:45 ET | 12:45 ET | 03:45 AET |
How to watch Omonia vs. Manchester United
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| TV channel | BT Sport 1 | TUDN | – | – |
| Streaming | BT Sport website/app | Paramount+, ViX+, fuboTV | DAZN | Stan Sport |
UK: BT Sport are the exclusive broadcasters of live Europa League matches. United’s trip to Cyprus is on BT Sport 1 and available on the website/app.
USA: Paramount+ and ViX+ will stream the match live in English, while the Spanish-language broadcast is available via TUDN. In the US, Spanish-language coverage of the Europa League is available on fuboTV.
Canada: Every Europa League game streams live on DAZN.
Australia: Every Europa League game streams live on Stan Sport.
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