Man Utd vs Sheriff Europa League result and final score tonight as Cristiano Ronaldo strikes – live
Manchester United reach the Europa League knockout rounds
Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his return to the starting lineup as they sealed a place in the Europa League knockout rounds with a 3-0 victory over Sheriff Tiraspol at Old Trafford on Thursday.
Ronaldo, who was left out of the squad for the weekend Premier League trip to Chelsea for disciplinary reasons, scored United’s third goal after Diogo Dalot and Marcus Rashford had given the home side a comfortable lead.
United are in second place in Group E with 12 points from five matches ahead of their visit to Real Sociedad in their final pool game next week, where victory could see them top the table and book a place straight into the last 16.
Sociedad defeated Omonia 2-0 thanks to goals from Robert Navarro and Brais Mendez, while Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma kept their knockout round hopes alive with a 2-1 win at HJK Helsinki in Group C after striker Tammy Abraham scored their opener.
Man Utd 0-0 Sheriff
3 mins: Teenager Alejandro Garnacho is given his first start for Manchester United this evening and Erik ten Hag has spoke highly of him saying that he could provide a spark going forward.
Garnacho cuts inside from the left and lays the ball off to Casemiro. He’s encouraged to shoot but looks to feed a pass over to the right where it gets intercepted.
Kick off: Man Utd 0-0 Sheriff
Cristiano Ronaldo gets the match started and United look to push up the pitch. The ball comes to Victor Lindelof and Sheriff Tiraspol drop deep to defend.
Man Utd vs Sheriff
Here come the teams.
Bruno Fernandes leads out Manchester United at Old Trafford. Tonight’s match should not be too much of a problem for them but Erik ten Hag has made a bunch of changes so it may take some time for United to get into the game.
They won the reverse fixtute 2-0 and another victory will set up a showdown against Real Sociedad on the final game week.
PSV vs Arsenal player ratings: Ramsdale and Holding struggle in Europa League defeat
Arsenal were well-beaten by PSV in Eindhoven on Thursday night, losing 2-0 as the Dutch side reignited the race for top spot in Group A.
Both clubs are going through to the knockout rounds but the Gunners now face a fight to be group winners and go into their final game, at home to strugglers FC Zurich, only two points clear of PSV.
Here is how the Arsenal players rated:
PSV vs Arsenal player ratings: Ramsdale and Holding struggle in Europa League defeat
The Gunners were deservedly beaten by an impressive PSV
Man Utd vs Sheriff
Cristiano Ronaldo starts for Man Utd tonight after missing the match against Chelsea and Harry Maguire is named on the bench after recovering from injury.
Man Utd vs Sheriff
Manchester United are second in Group E and know that a point will ensure they make it into the next round of the competition.
However, they can still finish top but will in all likelihood need to win both of their final group fixtures starting against Sheriff tonight.
Sheriff themselves are still in with a chance of qualifying but need all three points against United to be in with a shout. This should make for an entertaining encounter at Old Trafford.
Man Utd vs Sheriff
Reaction and match report from Arsenal’s defeat is still to come but the focus now moves to Old Trafford where Manchester United need a point against Sheriff Tiraspol to secure a place in the next round of the Europa League.
Here’s a reminder of the two teams;
Man Utd XI: De Gea, Dalot, Lindelof, Martinez, Malacia; Eriksen, Casemiro; Antony, Fernandes, Garnacho; Ronaldo
Sheriff XI: Koval; Guedes, Kiki, Radeljic, Kpozo; Badolo, Diop, Kyabou, Mudasiru, Rasheed; Atiemwen
FT PSV 2-0 Arsenal
That defeat is only Arsenal’s second of the season but they are still top of Group A in the Europa League with four wins from five games.
Mikel Arteta won’t be pleased with the lethargic nature of the performance though and will be working hard to get his team back on track this weekend.
Full-time: PSV 2-0 Arsenal
90+3 mins: It hasn’t been Arsenal’s night in the Europa League. It’s a rare setback for Mikel Arteta’s men but they can have no complaints as PSV outclassed them all evening.
The homse side win but two goals having had a further three ruled out for offside. Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side can still finish top of Group A as Arsenal must wait until the final group game to see if they can hold on to first place.
Arsenal suffer their second defeat of the season.
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