Man of the match - Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) Rashford (centre) was thrown in at the deep end and took to the stage with ease to net twice on a dream debut. Valencia, managed by former United defender Gary Neville, are also through after a 10-0 aggregate win over Rapid Vienna. Liverpool and Tottenham are also through and, with no country protection, teams from the same league can be drawn against one another. The draw for the last-16 stage takes place on Friday and there is a chance United could be paired with a friendly face - as well as a bitter rival. United could face Gary Neville in the last 16 Indeed, so young is Rashford - a product of the same Fletcher Moss club where Wes Brown and Danny Welbeck cut their teeth - he has become United's youngest goalscorer in Europe. Comeback win, five goals and a local boy becoming the hero. Indeed, if supporters were writing a template for what constituted an ideal night, this would probably be it. Slight murmurings were beginning with Rashford took centre stage, and after that the decibel levels went right up. They stuck with them when their team went a goal down - and again when Juan Mata missed his penalty. Tonight will be added to the list.Īny doubts - and there remain plenty - amongst the United fans about manager Van Gaal were set aside for the good of the team. The last came against Olympiakos under David Moyes two years ago when United overturned a 2-0 first leg deficit to win 3-2. Manchester United are fond of talking about their 'great' European nights. Under-pressure Van Gaal managed a smile at the end after his side scored five in a match for the first time under his control in front of a 58,609 crowd. They could even afford to end the match with another teenage debutant on the pitch in the shape of 17-year-old Regan Poole. Martial's injury paved the way for Rashford's debut, but after recovering from falling behind on the night, United scored four times inside the final half hour to pull away.
It looked like another sorry chapter in United's season of under-achievement even before a ball had been kicked.ĭefender Chris Smalling was ruled out earlier on Thursday with a shoulder problem, paving the way for 19-year-old Joe Riley, a substitute in United's FA Cup win at Shrewsbury three days earlier, to make his first senior start.
Herrera added his side's fourth from the penalty spot after Hansen handled before Depay's thumping effort completed the scoring. The exciting Rashford put United ahead when he tucked home from seven yards before repeating the trick with a half-volley to make it 3-1. Manchester-born Rashford showed confidence beyond his years from the start, but Sisto's tidy finish left Louis van Gaal's side staring at an embarrassing exit at the hands of a team formed in 1999.īodurov lifted the mood inside Old Trafford when he sliced Depay's cutback into his own net before Mata's spot-kick was saved by Mikkel Andersen after Ander Herrera was clipped by Kian Hansen. The 18-year-old, named as a substitute on the team sheet, was only elevated to the starting line-up after France forward Martial damaged his hamstring in the warm-up. While the scoreline was emphatic in the end, United were looking at an embarrassing exit before Rashford netted twice in the space of 12 second-half minutes in front of the Stretford End. Rashford to the rescue Marcus Rashford was born in October 1997 - 16 months before FC Midtjylland were formed in February 1999 Who is Marcus Rashford? Two key people from his development explainįootball Daily podcast: 'Rashford like Van Nistelrooy' Juan Mata missed a penalty at 1-1, while Midtjylland finished with 10 men after Andre Romer was sent off for a second yellow card.
Nikolay Bodurov's own goal reduced the deficit before Rashford, who only started after Anthony Martial was injured in the warm-up, struck twice.Īnder Herrera's penalty and Memphis Depay's late goal completed the rout.
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