Manchester United is, according to many, facing its biggest crisis since the Munich tragedy of 1958, when most of the Busby Babes perished. However, despite that, the Red Devils still have hope of returning to the Champions League next season—not through the Premier League, where they are closer to the bottom than the top, but through the Europa League. Real Sociedad has been eliminated, as United overturned the result and advanced to the quarterfinals with a 5-2 aggregate score. Last night at Old Trafford – 4-1.Bruno the magician and festival of penalties are United winning combination!Bruno Fernandes scored three goals for the hosts, and logically, he should be the man of the match. However, Friday morning’s headlines were reserved for young Patrick Dorgu. The winter signing from Lecce won a penalty for 2-0, then, in the 63rd minute, Sociedad’s Jon Mikel Aramburu received a red card for fouling him. But the real moment of sportsmanship came in the closing stages of the match. With the score at 2-1, Dorgu admitted to referee Benoit Bastien that he had not been fouled for a second penalty just five minutes before the end! The French referee had initially pointed to the spot after what seemed like an unquestionable foul, but moments later, Dorgu approached him and said there was no contact. The decision was overturned—a rare fair play gesture in today’s game.🚨🗣 – Ruben Amorim on Patrick Dorgu telling the referee that it wasn’t a penalty:”It’s a good thing. I’m proud of him, but I don’t know if I’d say the same if the score was different.”A good performance from him. He got stronger during the match.” pic.twitter.com/G6tVbeFAhf— UF (@UtdFaithfuls) March 13, 2025 Dorgu was outstanding all night along the left flank, causing the most trouble for the Basque side. And after his act of honesty in the 85th minute, it was as if United was rewarded. Sociedad pushed forward in search of an equalizer to force extra time, but less than a minute after the rescinded penalty, United struck on the counterattack to seal the match. Bruno Fernandes completed his hat-trick after a pass from Alejandro Garnacho.##NAJAVA_MECA_8779946##
