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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Thursday’s Europa League clash between Manchester United and Zorya Luhansk.
Manchester United vs Zorya Luhansk
Kick-off: 8.05pm
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Thursday's Europa League fixtures
6.00pm kick-offs
Gabala vs Mainz
Astana vs Young Boys
Zurich vs Osmanlispor
Schallke 04 vs Red Bull
Hapoe Be'er Sheva vs Southampton
Liberec vs PAOK
Fiorentina vs Qarabag
Steaua Bucharest vs Villarreal
Krasnador vs Nice
Ajax vs Standard Liege
Gent vs Konyaspor
Shakhtar vs Braga
Celta Vigo vs Panathinaikos
Sparta Prague vs Internazionale
8.05pm kick-offs
Genk vs Sassuolo
Manchester United vs Zorya Luhansk
Olympiakos vs Apoel Nicosia
Saint-Etienne vs Anderlecht
Dundalk vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Fenerbahce vs Feyenoord
Athletic Bilbao vs Rapid Wien
Austria Wien vs Viktoria Plzen
Roma vs Astra Giurgiu
Zenit vs AZ Alkmaar
77 min: Smalling tries to kick-start a United attack as he surges towards the halfway line and attempts to pick out Young ahead of him with a low-driven pass. He fails to spot a lurking Grechyshkin, however, who steps in to nick possession.
78 min: Fellaini concedes a free-kick just a couple of yards out from United's box but, luckily for him, it's curled up and over the home side's cross bar.