Stability and contentment on and off the pitch remains a key issue for United.
The sudden departure of Dan Ashworth as sporting director comes during a period where staff morale has plummeted amid redundancies and a cost-cutting drive, while new head coach Amorim once again made multiple changes to his starting XI.
And on a bleak evening in Pilsen, United took more than 30 minutes to offer any genuine threat in an uneventful first half.
Even then, Fernandes’ low drive from 25 yards was comfortably parried to safety by home goalkeeper Martin Jedlicka.
When Manchester United went behind it was far from a surprise in a campaign that until this fixture had yielded two wins from their opening five and against opponents who had not lost at home since March.
It was far from the only error of judgement from Onana, whose inconsistent form 12 months ago was a significant factor in the club’s dismal showing in the Champions League – when they exited the competition at the group stage.
An early charge out from his line to claim a ball into the penalty area only succeeded in him smashing into United midfielder Casemiro, who was making his 100th appearance in major European competition.
With Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkee ineffective in attack, United’s intensity and fortunes only turned around once Hojlund, Mason Mount and Antony entered the fray.
Mount’s movement off the ball and Hojlund’s willingness to run in behind gave United’s previously static attacking play a new dimension.
England midfielder Mount twice went close to scoring with both efforts well saved by Jedlicka.
Ultimately Hojlund’s presence rescued his side from a potentially embarrassing defeat, and secured their first away triumph in Europe for 20 months.
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