However, with just two minutes of normal time left, a mistake by Harry Maguire gave Cyriel Dessers a sniff. Often guilty of profligacy, the striker took one touch, before firing a shot devastatingly into the corner of the United goal.
Despite this, there was more late drama as Fernandes got on the end of a cross to score what turned out to be the winner.
There were a few decent performances by the away side, while a few youngsters managed to secure some game time.
While it was Butland who scored an unfortunate own goal against his former employers, he wasn’t the main culprit at Old Trafford, far from it.
One of them was full-back Jefte who with the clock running down, switched off at the back post and allowed that man Fernandes to ghost in relatively unmarked and find the back of the net.
It was never going to be a game full of chances for the Gers but Clement will no doubt find himself disappointed with some of the forwards, most notably Nedim Bajrami.
The Albanian looked like an interesting signing when he joined the Ibrox side last summer. He has often played out of position on the left wing during his first few months due to injury issues with other members of the squad.
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