Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored but was
then forced off with a hamstring injury as Manchester United cruised into the
Europa League last 16 with a 1-0 win at St Etienne yesterday.
The win completed a 4-0 aggregate
victory in the last 32 tie, although United finished the match with 10 men
after Eric Bailly was dismissed for two yellow cards in quick succession.
Manager Jose Mourinho will face an
anxious wait ahead of Sunday's English League Cup final against Southampton at
Wembley.
Despite leading 3-0 from the first
leg at Old Trafford last week, Mourinho showed how highly he values success in
this competition, which offers a route into next season's Champions League to
the winners by picking a strong starting line-up.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba
were restored to the starting line-up after making a decisive contribution off
the bench against Blackburn in the FA Cup on Sunday.
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