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Twitter Reacts: Marcus Rashford Scores 2 on Debut, Man Utd Beat Midtjylland 5-1

Who knew a Europa League match between Manchester United and FC Midtjylland could be quite so spicy?

The Danish side visited Old Trafford on Thursday knowing they could inflict (yet another) serious blow to Louis van Gaal's tenure with anything better than a defeat.

Their captain, Tim Sparv, made their tactics clear in the lead-up to the game...

— Tim Sparv (@TimSparv) February 24, 2016

Meanwhile United, who trailed 2-1 after the first leg, were without several first-team players in a lineup that few fans would have expected to take the field in European competition this season.