Christian Eriksen had a game of two halves scoring a stunning opener in the first half for Manchester United, before making an awful error which led to FC Twente's equaliser on Thursday night.
But there was plenty to be excited about for United fans, with one of their stars playing like a prime Neymar Jnr, thrilling throughout the game, while one summer signing is sure to become a fan favourite at Old Trafford in no time at all.
Here, Mail Sport's DOMINIC HOGAN rats the performances from Erik ten Hag's Red Devils on a night that saw them drop two points at home in the Europa League against their manager's former club.
Andre Onana - 6.5
Operated with trademark confidence on the ball early on in the tie, but had scarcely a save to make in the first half. Was almost caught out by a first time effort from ex-Rangers striker Sam Lammers, though it was more a result of poor decision-making from Dalot than his own positioning.
Beaten at his near post by Lammers later for the visitors' goal, though poor defensive work from his back four left Onana exposed, and he can't take too much of the blame for the concession.
Noussair Mazraoui - 6
Beaten early on by Anass Salah-Eddine but recovered with a perfectly-timed challenge to quell the danger. Slightly wayward with his crossing, and offered little to no resistance for Twente's goal rushing across to cover for the out-of-position Dalot.
Lisandro Martinez - 6.5
Slipped into the midfield at the base, allowing both Eriksen and Ugarte to move higher up the field when his side were in possession, but for a man nicknamed The Butcher it was a little surprising to see how easily he was breezed past by Bart van Rooij for the Twente goal.
Disappointing as his lack of input in that particular play was, some fine fancy footwork on 80 minutes at least elicited a cheer from the crowd playing out the back.
Harry Maguire - 6.5
As ever, made a nuisance of himself in both boxes, and drew a good save just after the restart. But a rush of blood to the head saw him dive recklessly off his feet at Van Rooij and left his defence exposed for the Twente goal. Denied the equaliser by an instinctive bit of goalkeeper in added time.
Diogo Dalot - 6.5
Caught trying to be too clever inside eight minutes, but his lapse went unpunished. Went on to provide an interesting option overloading inside Rashford in attack Seemingly learned his lesson and remained composed on the ball for the rest of the game.
Christian Eriksen - 6.5
Played at the heart of midfield to be the bridge between defence and Bruno Fernandes, but struggled to bring rhythm early in the first half. More than made up for it with an absolute pearler for his third of the campaign - nothing fancy to it, just thundered his laces into it and took his chance emphatically.
His internal GPS let him down for the Twente goal, turning into danger outside the box to leave Lammers free to plunder a goal, a mistake which ultimately cost United two points.
Manuel Ugarte - 7
Struggled to make a pass beyond five yards in the early stages, but soon got into the swing of the game and maintained a physical presence as disruptor-in-chief in the centre of the pitch.
The second half saw him venture forward more often, and his stubborn refusal to stop running in pursuit of the ball and dogged determination to regain possession is sure to earn him plenty of new fans at Old Trafford in no time at all.
Marcus Rashford - 8
Looked relaxed, confident and assured as any player who has clearly been given the freedom to express themselves would be. A couple of nutmegs inside 10 minutes before a contemptuous career-ending flip-flap through the legs of Ricky van Wolfswinkel had Rashford looking like a young Neymar Jnr in the first half.
Perhaps could have been more selfish at times in the second half, but was clearly feared by a Twente defence who were surely pleased to see the back of him at 79 minutes.
Bruno Fernandes - 6.5
Uncharacteristically quiet on the night, but that was perhaps more down to his selfless work pressing and running behind the scenes than any poor performances.
Came painfully close to a second for United on 81 minutes with a very difficult chance, but couldn't get his side over the line.
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