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Feyenoord 1 Manchester United 0: Vilhena piles more misery on Red Devils

Tonny Vilhena proved Feyenoord's hero as they upset Manchester United to win their Europa League Group A opener 1-0 at De Kuip on Thursday.

In a lacklustre encounter in Rotterdam it was the hosts that earned a big three points through Vilhena's 79th minute goal, despite suspicions of offside in the build-up.

The defeat marks further disappointment for United after last weekend's 2-1 derby defeat to Manchester City, which marked their first competitive loss under Jose Mourinho.

The Portuguese made eight changes from that loss and, despite boasting the likes of Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford, the visitors failed to click and seldom troubled the hosts' defence.

And they were duly punished by a Feyenoord side flying this season, with Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men sitting top of the Eredivisie having won five from five.

United's play was scrappy at times with lone striker Rashford guilty of a few misplaced passes and too often running into dead ends, while their midfield struggled for fluency.

Mourinho had seen enough and brought on Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a bid to add some spark to United's attack.

The goal finally sparked a response from United and they piled forward in the closing stages but, despite a well-hit long-range free-kick from Ibrahimovic that was saved by Brad Jones, it proved a fruitless search for an equaliser.