Andre Onana saves a penalty in stoppage time as Manchester United secures a resounding victory in the Champions League.
Scott McTominay gave up a penalty deep into stoppage time, which was converted by second-half substitute Jordan Larsson.
His effort from the spot, however, was blocked by Onana, who provided the biggest moment of his Manchester United career thus far.
The Cameroonian keeper, who has come under fire for errors against Bayern Munich and Galatasaray, redeemed himself by making a spectacular save to deny Copenhagen an equalizer.
Prior to Copenhagen’s penalty, Alejandro Garnacho could be seen scuffing up the penalty spot.
Manchester United achieved a crucial Champions League win against Copenhagen thanks to Harry Maguire’s header and Andre Onana‘s stoppage-time penalty save in their first home match after Sir Bobby Charlton’s death.
The club gathered at Old Trafford on Tuesday to pay respect to the World Cup winner and all-around gentleman, who died on Saturday at the age of 86.
Andre Onana saves a penalty in stoppage time as Manchester United secures a resounding victory in the Champions League.
Charlton was a standout for United and led them to European Cup triumph at Wembley in 1968, a venue Erik ten Hag’s men would want to return to for the Champions League final in June.
The first step is to qualify from Group C, which misfiring United continued to make difficult as they rode their luck to a 1-0 win over Copenhagen after losses to Bayern Munich and Galatasaray.
Maguire briefly silenced his detractors with a second-half header against the excellent Danish champions, who pushed until the end and appeared to spoil the party.
Scott McTominay brought down Mohamed Elyounoussi in the box in stoppage time, but goalkeeper Onana – so unsteady since joining from Inter Milan – saved Jordan Larsson’s penalty in a jaw-dropping ending.
