Towards the end of the first leg of the European playoff at Old Trafford, the 23-year-old scored a costly own goal.
Jesus Navas, a former winger for Manchester City who has switched to right back, hit the centre of the six-yard box with a hard, low cross before Malacia deflected it into the goal at the near post.
Less than 10 minutes later, United let a second own goal as Harry Maguire was unable to save Youssef En-Nesyri's header in stoppage time.
After Malacia's terrible accident, members of the BT Sport punditry crew felt that "the game changed" as Sevilla started to apply pressure in the game's closing minutes.
Speaking to BT Sport after the game, Owen Hargreaves said that Malacia's own goal 'was a huge surprise.'
'It was an easy ball for Malacia to deal with,' he continued. 'Maybe he was wary of it bouncing awkwardly. When he looks back tomorrow he will think why didn’t I just clear it. From then on the game changed.'
Paul Scholes was also on punditry duty on Thursday evening and added that Malacia should have done better in dealing with 'an easy ball.'
He said: 'Malacia really should have dealt with that first goal at source and he didn’t. From that point on it was a really difficult night.
'El Nesyri was a handful when he came on, he looked good in the air. Malacia has to deal with that. He cannot afford to let that ball bounce. He has to come and get rid of it.
'He is unaware of the danger behind him. That is where the danger is. It is an easy ball, swing your right foot at it. You cannot let the ball bounce.
'Maybe he thinks it will skid on but from then on things go from bad to worse. There are now injuries and suspensions. Then they get the second goal.
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