{"id":298690,"date":"2023-11-08T23:26:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T23:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=298690"},"modified":"2023-11-08T23:26:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T23:26:07","slug":"the-notebook-copenhagen-fans-taunt-man-united-with-pre-match-banner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/the-notebook-copenhagen-fans-taunt-man-united-with-pre-match-banner\/","title":{"rendered":"THE NOTEBOOK: Copenhagen fans taunt Man United with pre-match banner"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>THE NOTEBOOK: Copenhagen fans taunt Man United with pre-match &#8216;Your Theatre of Nightmares&#8217; banner&#8230; and it&#8217;s a net gain in the Hojlund household!<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Copenhagen fans unveiled a banner to taunt Man United before the game<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rasmus Hojlund and his younger brother both found the net on Wednesday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CHRIS SUTTON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a CLOWN &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United slipped to their third defeat in four Champions League games this season as they were beaten 4-3 by FC Copenhagen on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils looked on course for a routine win when Rasmus Hojlund scored twice inside the opening half hour.<\/p>\n<p>The game turned on its head, though, when Marcus Rashford was sent off shortly before half time following a VAR intervention. The hosts struck twice in the closing stages of the half to leave United shellshocked.<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s men went ahead again in the second half through a Bruno Fernandes penalty, but Copnehagen scored twice in four minutes late on to snatch all three points.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport&#8217;s CHRIS WHEELER was at the Parken Stadium, and brings you all the things you may have missed from the seven-goal thriller.<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<h2>Away trip a taunting prospect<\/h2>\n<p>This game stirred memories of one of Copenhagen&#8217;s greatest European nights when they celebrated their first ever\u00a0Champions League win by beating United 1-0 here in November 2006 with a goal by former Aston Villa striker Marcus Allback.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The victorious FC Copenhagen team were invited to the match on Wednesday night and were honoured before kick-off.\u00a0The home fans even unveiled a beautifully illustrated banner celebrating the match, complete with a twist on Old Trafford\u2019s \u2018Theatre of Dreams\u2019 nickname.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/22\/77578289-12727161-image-a-80_1699482794969.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Copenhagen fans taunted Man United with a &#8216;Your Theatre of Nightmares&#8217; banner before kick-off<\/p>\n<h2>Net gain in Hojlund household\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>One\u00a0of the Hojlund brothers was on the scoresheet before a ball had been kicked at Parken Stadium on Wednesday night after Emil Hojlund \u2014 younger brother of United\u2019s \u00a372million striker Rasmus and twin of Copenhagen substitute Oscar \u2014 converted from the penalty spot in a 2-2 draw between the two clubs\u2019 Under 19 teams in the UEFA Youth League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The young Danes also hit back from two goals down to remain unbeaten in the group.<\/p>\n<p>Not to be outdone by his younger sibling, Rasmus duly scored against his former club after just three minutes in the senior match \u2014 his fourth goal in four Champions League games. Then came his fifth, tapping home for 2-0 after Alejandro Garnacho\u2019s shot was saved. Alas, it didn\u2019t go to plan after that.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/22\/77578371-12727161-image-a-81_1699482877924.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Emil Hojlund scored a penalty for Copenhagen in the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/22\/77578463-12727161-image-a-82_1699482952443.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Older brother Rasmus followed that up by scoring twice for Man United in the evening<\/p>\n<h2>United&#8217;s away woes continue\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>United\u2019s defeat continued their dismal away form in the Champions League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before Wednesday night, they had won only one of their last seven away games in the competition (D2 L4), with that victory coming at Villarreal in November 2021 under caretaker boss Michael Carrick.<\/p>\n<h2>Schmeichel&#8217;s homecoming\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Peter Schmeichel was down by pitchside a good 90 minutes before kick-off last night, meeting and greeting some old friends before most fans had even entered the stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Schmeichel, who turns 60 next week, was here on media duty here having enjoyed a storied career with United, Copenhagen&#8217;s rivals Brondby and the Denmark national team as a 1992 European Championship winner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/22\/77578509-12727161-image-a-83_1699482996094.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Peter Schmeichel (right) arrived 90 minutes ahead of kick-off as he returned to Denmark<\/p>\n<h2>Fan &#8216;awake and well&#8217; after incident<\/h2>\n<p>The game was held up for five minutes after less than quarter of an hour\u2019s play for a medical emergency in the crowd which happened just yards from where United midfielder Christian Eriksen received life-saving treatment after collapsing during a European Championship game for Denmark in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The spectator was eventually carried out of the stadium on a stretcher, with a later stadium announcement confirming they were \u2018awake and well considering the circumstances\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, another supporter caused a delay by invading the pitch waving the flag of Palestine. They were \u2014 eventually \u2014 dealt with by security.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/22\/77574649-12727161-image-a-84_1699483030347.jpg\" height=\"403\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A supporter was attended to following a medical emergency in the crowd in the first half<\/p>\n<h2>Darth Vader to James Brown<\/h2>\n<p>The stadium PA tried to set the mood before kick-off by playing Darth Vader\u2019s theme from Star Wars when Copenhagen came out to warm up, and then switched it to the altogether more funky <span>Give It Up<\/span> or <span>Turn It a Loose<\/span> by James Brown when United\u2019s squad emerged a couple of minutes later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If there was a hidden message there, only he knew what it was. In any case, Marcus Rashford wasn\u2019t feeling good after his first-half red card.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12727161\/THE-NOTEBOOK-Copenhagen-fans-taunt-Man-United-pre-match-Theatre-Nightmares-banner-net-gain-Hojlund-household.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE NOTEBOOK: Copenhagen fans taunt Man United with pre-match &#8216;Your Theatre of Nightmares&#8217; 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