Whether it was the extenuating circumstances surrounding the night or a lapse in judgement, Manchester United did not look like their recent selves against Real Sociedad.
The Spaniards are United's toughest opponents in their Europa League group, but a home loss to a club who had not previously scored against them in four meetings was unexpected.
Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil warned the hosts before the match that his team “wouldn’t like to play for the draw”. United's standard dropped off in a fashion that will alarm Ten Hag, even if the awarding of the decisive spot kick seemed wholly unfair.
