UEFA Europa League
Manchester United drew with Celta Vigo 1-1 in the Second Leg of their Europa League Semi-Final, but advanced to the Final with an aggregate score of 2-1, courtesy of the one-goal victory in the previous leg. Celta got the first big chance of the night, as Romero made a good save from Aspas’ strike. United … Read more
Romero- 6.5 Dealt well with whatever little was thrown at him. Composed performance. Valencia- 6.5 Not at his usual best in both attack and defence, but still a decent outing. Captained his side in a Bailly- 7.5 Solid and powerful as usual. Didn’t give Guidetti and Aspas much space to create any problems. Blind- 7 … Read more
Marcus Rashford scored a splendid free-kick as Manchester United edged Celta de Vigo 1-0 in the first leg of their Europa League Semi-Final tie. Manchester United dominated the first half, which failed to see any breakthrough. United missed a couple of chances through Lingard and Mkhitaryan, whose shots were easily saved by the keeper. Rashford’s … Read more
Manchester United will face Celta Vigo in the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League. The first leg on May 4 will be an away leg, with the returning leg will take place at Old Trafford on May 11. United apparently have the easiest draw, since they’ve managed to avoid the high-flying Ajax and Lyon. I … Read more
Romero- 7 Had a good game, and made some fine saves. Could’ve done better for Hanni’s goal though. Valencia- 6 Had a poor night by his standards. Wasn’t much of a help going forwards, and lost possession on more than one occasion which could’ve been fatal for the home side. Bailly- 7.5 Had a great … Read more
United defeated Anderlecht 2-1 (3-2 on aggregate) as they advanced to the final four of the UEFA Europa League. Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s early opener was cancelled out by Anderlecht’s Sofiane Hanni, before Marcus Rashford’s winner in extra time saw United fend off the Belgian team. United had a dream start to the tie as they drew … Read more
How Jose Mourinho would have loved a similar performance at the beginning of the week to the one that United put out against Sunderland. A dominant 3-0 victory saw the Red Devils move up into fifth place but, Arsenal will have already travelled to Crystal Palace by the time you read this and may have … Read more
Manchester United has been drawn against Belgian side Anderlecht in the last eight of the Europa League. The unseeded draw could have placed the Reds against any of the remaining seven teams however most United fans will be quite happy with the outcome. The first leg will be played in Belgium with the return at … Read more
Romero- Produced some fine saves, including a brilliant save at the death of the match. 7.5/10 Valencia- His brilliant out bursting runs down the right provided United a threatening outlet towards the goal. Made some dangerous crosses. Great performance overall. 7.5/10 Bailly- Solid performance from the young defender. Made a great block in the second … Read more
Juan Mata scored the only goal of the game as Manchester United defeated Russian side Rostov to advance to the Quarter Finals of the Europa League with an aggregate score of 2-1. Rostov squandered possession in the midfield only for Mkhitaryan to pounce upon it and provide a great cross, which was flicked by Ibrahimovic … Read more