Key occasions
90+2 minutes: Berg steps up and it’s heading for the highest nook however Onana makes a high-quality save to maintain United forward.
90+1 minutes: Bodo have a free-kick on the sting of the field after a Casemiro handball.
90 minutes: Three minutes added on.
88 minutes: United doing their finest to maintain the ball however they provide it away, permitting Bodo to swing a cross into the field. Hoge produces a high-quality header and Onana has to make the save. The assistant places his flag up, regardless of the striker clearly being onside.
“Bodo/Glint was a 1995 B-side by The Fall,” suggests Steven Hughes.
86 minutes: Bodo attain the United field however Maata cross is ferociously cleared to the midway line. United won’t wish to let this lead slip.
84 minutes: Amad expertly plucks the ball out of the sky and initiates an assault. What a high-quality first contact. Admittedly, it involves nothing.
82 minutes: Rashford has the prospect to finish this as a contest however he fires his shot throughout purpose and vast.
Auklend is the ultimate Bodo sub despatched on. Evjen off.
80 minutes: The sport is sort of open now. Bodo have opened up because the search for the equaliser.
78 minutes: Mac Millings emails: “Simply catching up with the MBM, and was shocked to learn the phrase ‘Zinckernagel outpaces Malacia’. Is Malacia okay? Is he, maybe, carrying boots of molasses on a dare? Having watched younger Philip for 18 months at Watford, I can’t image a situation by which he might outpace anyone. He’s so sluggish, his shadow leaves him behind. And many others.”
It’s value declaring that Malacia has not performed in 550 days or one thing.
76 minutes: Onana sprints 25 yards or so out of his purpose and loses the ball to Hoge. The goalkeeper by some means recovers and United clear down the pitch. In the long run, the ball reaches Garnacho however he fires over. A foolish few seconds.
74 minutes: Hojlund controls a ball excessive from Dalot and lays it off to Garnacho however the winger drags his shot vast.
Malcolm Shuttleworth is again: “The excellent news is my German girlfriend has woken up. Once I put it to her that she ought to learn your weblog, she quipped, fairly wittily I believed, ‘I’d fairly powder my nostril with a garlicky sauerkraut dip!’
“I have to admit, it loses loads in translation…”
Are you able to ship us proof of her utilizing mentioned dip.
72 minutes: Saltnes and Maata on for Bodo. Can they get again into this?
Kevin emails: “However everybody is aware of Bodo/Glimt because the pale ‘70s prog rock band. A troublesome time after their entrance man left noticed albums similar to ‘Muddle’ and the surprisingly profitable ‘Darkish Facet of the Mourinho’. Rather a lot now hangs on their newest providing: ‘Shine on you loopy diamond formation’…”
70 minutes: Hauge is the online one to threaten and he does get a correct shot away however Onana drops on it.
Down the opposite finish … Amad cuts in from the correct and takes purpose for the far nook however Haikin is the same as it.
68 minutes: Bodo/Glimt haven’t threatened on this half up to now however Sjovold will get around the again of the United defence and places in a cross that’s handled.
66 minutes: Fernandes appears like he’s about to manage a go excessive and be one-on-one with the goalkeeper however the United skipper falls over on the very important second.
Closing sub for United … Casemiro is on for De Ligt. One assumes the Brazilian is about to drop into the centre of the again three. This can be a like a pre-season recreation.
64 minutes: Hogh and Sjovold are on for Bodo. The previous is now up high and latter at right-back.
62 minutes: The triple change leads to United taking part in 3-4-3 once more. What larks.
Elina Rye-Onsaker emails: “Greetings from Norway! (Although way more south than Bodø). Listening to this match on radio, as I’m a pupil with no TV, and the Norwegian commentator talked about how there are 45.000 members within the Norwegian Manchester United supporters membership. Bodø has a inhabitants of 53.000.”
The facility of Henning Berg.
60 minutes: Antony, Mount and Martinez head off. Shaw appears like he’ll play at centre again.
58 minutes: Rashford and Amad are readying themselves. Luke Shaw is about to take away his woolly hat and snood, too.
56 minutes: “Do individuals actually assume footballers are jigsaw items which can’t adapt to a unique place?” asks Ben Hennessy. “Certainly skilled athletes can study a unique system given time to coach. 135 minutes into Amorim’s stint and persons are already crucifying his most well-liked formation.”
It’s fairly a change from Ten Hag to this. One drawback Amorim has is an absence of time on the coaching floor with United taking part in twice per week for the foreseeable.
54 minutes: Clearly there are some issues with this technique however I’ve not seen United look so threatening going ahead for some time. Garnacho is the newest to have an opportunity, flying down the left and driving into the field however his curling shot is effectively saved by Haikin.
GOAL! Manchester United 3-2 Bodo/Glimt (Hojlund, 50)
A high-quality transfer and end. Mount steps over a go and Ugarte pings a cross which Hojlund turns dwelling contained in the six-yard field. There’s a lengthy VAR test however the striker is simply on.
50 minutes: “Greetings from Leverkusen,” says Malcolm Shuttleworth. “My German girlfriend fell asleep earlier than United’s first purpose and hasn’t woken up but. Possibly she has higher judgement than me.”
Wait! She isn’t studying the weblog?!
49 minutes: OFF THE BAR! Mount does effectively to govern the ball after receiving a go contained in the field from Garnacho however the former Chelsea man sees his shot ping off the highest of the bar.
47 minutes: It appears like Amorim has modified techniques. 4 on the again with Mazraoui at proper again and Dalot on the left. It’s one thing akin to a 4-2-3-1.
Second half
Right here we go once more!
Dalot replaces Malacia at half time.
Krishnamoorthy says: “Poor Amorim – have to be in search of contemporary provides already. I truthfully can’t perceive why somebody would inherit this mess.”
“Is it simply me who thinks Bodo/Glimt sound like a few characters from Lord of the Rings?” Richard Hirst is asking the improper man. I’ll put it to the ground as a substitute.
Rob Hisnay emails: “So, a crew steeped in 4 on the again and attacking wingers immediately has to adapt to 3-4-3? The present crew can’t play that system. Simply becoming sq. pegs into spherical holes. Due to Ten Hag’s horrible transfers there’s little cash to now exit and purchase gamers who can play a 3-4-3.
“The mess continues!”
Half-time studying:
Half time: Manchester United 2-2 Bodo/Glimt
We’re stage after an intriguing first 45. United look confused with the brand new system and Bodo have taken benefit are key moments.
GOAL! Mazraoui chips a cross into the field, Hojlund takes an exquisite first touches and volleys into the nook regardless of having little room to work with.
GOAL! Manchester United 2-2 Bodo/Glimt (Hojlund, 45)
A chic end!
43 minutes: Garnacho wins a nook on the left. Mount goes over to take it. The cross beats everybody however Bjortuft will get confused and unnecessary flicks it out for an additional. Malacia is the person to take it from the correct … nevertheless it’s cleared.
41 minutes: United are having a good spell of possession however are struggling to discover a hole within the Bodo defence. The Norwegians have 11 males behind the ball.
Antony exhibits a little bit of talent on the correct to beat a person and lay a go off. Malacia sends a go to Fernandes however his shot is weak.
Haikin is finally known as into motion when a defender turns a Garnacho cross in direction of his personal purpose.
39 minutes: Malacia dinks a cross to the again submit however is definitely nearer to sneaking in than discover a teammate.
Savage is simply repeatedly declaring he ought to have a job larger up …
37 minutes: Amorim is providing out lots of instruction on the touchline. Savage says Amorim wants 18 months to kind this mess of a crew out. Good luck, Ruben.
35 minutes: Robbie Savage is spending his time on co-comms explaining how not one of the United crew are suited to taking part in on this formation. It’s fairly entertaining from Savage (for as soon as).
33 minutes: Antony has an opportunity to run at Gundersen however goes straight into the defender earlier than falling over. He does rise up and retains the ball, solely to see his shot blocked.
31 minutes: Hojlund is actually placing within the arduous yards to place the Bodo centre-backs underneath loads of strain. He virtually catches Bjortuft out however the defender will get the ball again to the goalkeeper simply in time.
Helmersen is booked for a foul on Fernandes. It appears a bit of harsh for a primary offence.
29 minutes: Bodo/Glimt actually know their roles. Knutsen has them well-trained, though it helps that he has been teaching them for years.
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