Overview

• Manchester United said a bag containing several players’ boots disappeared during travel to Bergen, a development first reported by Reuters.
• The club sourced replacement boots of the correct brand and sizes for all affected players so the match could go ahead.
• SK Brann won the first leg 1-0 through a 76th-minute header by Ingrid Østervold Stenevik from a free kick.
• United will host the return match in Leigh next Thursday needing a comeback to protect their Champions League qualification hopes.
• The club confirmed it is investigating how the equipment went missing, with no public indication yet of the cause.