In the early hours of Friday morning (7) in Group E of the Europa League, Manchester United faced Moldova's Omonia away from home, and what was expected to be a big win turned into a tough match. Captain Crowe's scoring woes continued with only 1 hit from 8 shots in the match, one of which was a close-range shot against an empty net but hit the post, while more ironically, substitutes Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial contributed 3 quick goals after their substitutions to help United to a thrilling 3-2 win.
Crowe, who played the full 90 minutes in the last Manchester derby, was again in the starting lineup in the Europa League and was eager to score and his teammates continued to create chances for him, but most of his shots were off-target, and Omonia scored in the 34th minute on a quick counter-attack to take a 0-1 lead at halftime. United replaced the underperforming Duvel Malacia and Chaton Sinzu at halftime for Lauki Combes and Rashford, and the effect was immediate.
Rashford equalized for United in the 53rd minute, and then another substitute, Anthony Martial, came on in the 61st minute to complete the comeback in just two minutes. In the 78th minute, Crowe had a great opportunity, but after receiving a pass from Daloji, his shot from 6 yards hit the near post and bounced out, dooming him to continue to suffer from the "white ball"; in the 84th minute, Crowe was forced by the strong pressure under the shot was weak, but Rashford arrived in front of the goal to make up for the goal, and although Omonia scored again a minute later, Manchester United was still 3-0. Although Omonia scored again a minute later, United still won 3-2.
United manager Tannhäuser said after the match, "It's not easy to create chances against a team that defends so resolutely, but we created numerous chances tonight and the players recovered quickly from adversity to show the performance needed to win." Statistics show that Crow only scored 1 goal in 33 shots in all competitions this season, and in the competition for the position of Manchester United striker, has lost to Rashford and Anthony Martial, reduced to the "third striker".
