- Christian Eriksen's harmless corner bounced off the knuckles of Jack Butland.
- The glaring error gave United a crucial advantage in the Europa League showdown.
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Manchester United took a rare lead against Rangers in the Europa League after goalkeeper Jack Butland comically put the ball into his own goal.
Christian Eriksen's corner early in the second half looked like an easy pick for the stopper, but the ball grazed the back of his glove before falling behind him.
Some clever play by United saw Bruno Fernandes' shot from inside the area deflected and from the resulting corner, Eriksen harmlessly entered the box.
Butland, who spent a brief loan spell at Old Trafford in 2023, ran off his line to clear the ball but horribly misjudged his attempted clearance under pressure.
Instead, the ball slipped out of his hands and slid into the net.
The 31-year-old was visibly dejected by his mistake and took a few seconds on the ground to collect himself before slowly standing up.
United had seen a goal controversially disallowed from another set piece earlier in the day, but Matthijs de Ligt's header was disallowed following a foul by Leny Yoro.
Yoro was deemed to have pushed Davy Propper after the ball was hit.
Rangers legend Ally McCoist was stunned by the error. 'Where do I start with that?' he said on TNT Sports' live coverage. 'He's just a howler.
'There is no excuse for that. That's a really poor mistake. Jack Butland has to do better.
