'HE HAS QUALITY ' - AMORIM SENDS MESSAGE TO MANCHESTER UNITED FRINGE PLAYER WHO MADE KEY IMPACT VS SOUTHAMPTON

Man Utd's substitutes made a key difference as they came from behind to defeat Southampton in the Premier League.

Ruben Amorim praised Christian Eriksen after his key contribution from the bench in Manchester United's comeback win over Southampton in the Premier League.

The Saints were on course to record a famous away win at Old Trafford before a 12-minute hat-trick from Amad Diallo turned the game on its head and secured three points for United.

Amad deservedly earned most of the plaudits for his huge impact on the result, though he was not the only United player who made a key contribution to the win. Andre Onana produced some key saves in goal, Joshua Zirkzee impressed from the bench and fellow substitute Eriksen played a key pass to set-up what proved to be their winning goal.

Eriksen, 32, is out of contract at the end of the season and is free to negotiate with overseas clubs from this month unless he signs a new deal. It remains to be seen whether the veteran midfielder will get many more chances in the weeks ahead but Amorim insists he needs all of his players to manage the upcoming fixture schedule.

Asked if Eriksen can expect to have more opportunities in the weeks ahead, he told reporters: "It depends on the players, the work they do, he has the quality to make that kind of pass and we need all the players to win games, 10 minutes or 90 minutes all the players are important to change the course of the season."

- Rich Fay

MANCHESTER UNITED DIDN'T GIVE 100 PERCENT IN TWENTE DRAW - TEN HAG

Erik ten Hag © Gallo Images

Erik ten Hag questioned his players' mentality after Manchester United's 1-1 draw with FC Twente in the Europa League by saying that the Dutch side "fought for every yard and we didn't."

United led through Christian Eriksen's first-half goal, but were pegged back in the second half when Sam Lammers took advantage of Eriksen's mistake to score the equaliser.

Eriksen said afterwards that FC Twente "wanted it more" and when the assessment was put to Ten Hag, the United manager agreed.

"Yes, you saw it was the game of their life," said Ten Hag. "They fought for every yard and we didn't and 99 percent is not enough, you have to give 100 percent.

"You have to kill the game, you have to finish it off. You have to go for the second goal and then you kill the game.

"We are very ambitious and when you have ambition you have to perform, prove the point. Especially today in the second half we were too complacent, we didn't bring it over the line and as a team."

Ten Hag was especially disappointed United could not make more of their chances. The trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday ended in a 0-0 draw and despite having 19 attempts against Twente, they could only manage one goal.

Finding the net has been a problem all season with United scoring just five goals in five games in the Premier League.

"We have to work on this," said Ten Hag. "That's also clear. We have to be more clinical in such situations, but I don't think that was the only problem tonight. We have to keep going in the second half. Be more consistent. Kill it off, get the second goal and the game is over.

"We have across the frontline enough players who can score goals."

- Rob Dawson, Correspondent

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TIRELESS MBAPPÉ LEADS FRANCE TO 3-0 WIN OVER LUXEMBOURG; SPAIN, BELGIUM, DENMARK ALSO WIN

France forward Kylian Mbappe scored in the 3-0 romp © Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP

 METZ, France (AP) — Kylian Mbappé scored late in his first game since joining Real Madrid to help France build momentum for the European Championship with a dominant 3-0 win over Luxembourg on Wednesday.

Mbappé, whose Madrid move was finally confirmed Monday, was a constant threat for Luxembourg’s hard-working defenders, but the France captain had to wait until the 85th minute before he could crown his performance with a goal.

Bradley Barcola made his France debut as a substitute and promptly won the ball, ran to the penalty and drew in more defenders before laying the ball off for Mbappé to tuck inside the left post.

In Copenhagen, Christian Eriksen scored late to give Denmark a 2-1 win over Sweden.

Mikel Oyarzabal scored a hat trick after the break to help Spain rout Andorra 5-0.

Belgium earned a 2-0 win over Montenegro with Kevin De Bruyne scoring on his 100th appearance for the Red Devils. But a host of halftime changes almost cost the team. Leandro Trossard only sealed the win with a penalty in stoppage time.

Slovakia, Belgium’s Group E opponent at the Euros, enjoyed a 4-0 win over minnow San Marino.

FRANCE IMPRESSES

Though France’s star-studded team found it tough at times to break through Luxembourg's defense, coach Didier Deschamps will have been impressed with his team’s relentless pressure and off-the-ball play.

Only the final touch was missing at times, but Deschamps has a chance to fine-tune the side in its final tournament warmup against Canada in Bordeaux on Sunday.

Antoine Griezmann was back after missing the March internationals with an ankle injury. Randal Kolo Muani made a rare start with Ousmane Dembélé unavailable through illness.

France probed and harried but had to wait nearly the whole of the first half for the opener. Mbappé drew two defenders to the end line and crossed for Kolo Muani to head past Anthony Moris in the 43rd minute.

Marseille defender Jonathan Clauss finally made it 2-0 with a strike in off the underside of the crossbar.

Les Bleus are in Group D with the Netherlands, Poland and Austria.

ERIKSEN’S SMILE

Christian Eriksen sealed Denmark’s 2-1 win over neighbor Sweden with a long-range strike in the same stadium where he collapsed after a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020.

The 32-year-old Eriksen, who had been tormenting the Swedish defense throughout, took the ball past a defender and then unleashed a fierce shot inside the far post in the 86th. It was his 41st goal in his 129th appearance for Denmark.

Morten Hjulmand likely preserved the win by getting back with a timely challenge to deny Emil Holm when it seemed the Sweden substitute would score.

Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg scored in the second minute to get Denmark off to a great start, but Alexander Isak leveled seven minutes later.

Sweden missed out on Euro 2024 qualification, while Denmark is in Group C with England, Serbia and Slovenia.

The Danes’ final warm-up will be against Norway on Saturday.

Erling Haaland scored a hat trick to give Norway a 3-0 win over Kosovo. Neither country has qualified for Euro 2024.

SPAIN CRUISES

Once Real Betis forward Ayoze Pérez opened the scoring, it was only a matter of how many goals Spain would score against Andorra.

Ayoze broke the deadlock after a corner in the 24th when he set the ball up with his first touch and rifled it in from a difficult angle in the next.

Oyarzabal scored his hat trick in a 20-minute period after the break, and Barcelona’s Ferran Torres completed the rout in the 81st.

Spain was without Real Madrid’s Champions League winners Dani Carvajal, Nacho and Joselu.

Spain is in Group B with Croatia, Italy and Albania. The team plays Northern Ireland for its final warmup on Saturday.

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