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.
PSV 2-0 Arsenal
87 mins: PSV take more time out of the game by making a few more substitutions but the game is gone now for Arsenal.
They’ve only been beaten once so far this season - by Manchester United in the Premier League - but they’re heading for a second defeat tonight.
PSV 2-0 Arsenal
84 mins: Xavi Simons is booked as he takes his sweet time heading off the pitch to be replaced with Noni Madueke. That irks Granit Xhaka who kicks off with Simons and causes both men to receive yellow cards.
Even with all these attacking players on the pitch Arsenal haven’t managed to create a proper chance. Time is ticking away now.
PSV 2-0 Arsenal
81 mins: Save! The ball is knocked into the box where Eddie Nketiah shoots on the spin and smokes his effort straight at the goalkeeper.
Nketiah and Jesus both lunge at the ball as Benitez spills it from his save but Branthwaite gets there first and pokes it away. All four men collide and Arsenal are punished for fouling the goalkeeper.
PSV 2-0 Arsenal
78 mins: Fabio Vieira lets fly from a long way out and doesn’t hit the target for Arsenal. A defeat here isn’t the worst thing for Arsenal but it would mean that they need at least a point - maybe more - against FC Zurich on the final game week to win the group.
If the Gunners can score in the next couple of minutes though that would set up an exciting finish in Eindhoven.
PSV 2-0 Arsenal
75 mins: Gabriel Jesus turns well inside of PSV’s final third and wins the Gunners a free kick. Before it’s taken Ben White and Gabriel are brought on to replace Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Arsenal knock the free kick short but Jesus is unable to shoot from the edge of the box and PSV work it clear.
PSV 2-0 Arsenal
72 mins: SAVE! A cross field pass comes out to Gakpo on the left side and he lifts a cross into the middle of the box. De Jong is open and wins the header that he powers towards goal but Ramsdale is alert enough to leap across and palm the effort wide!
The Arsenal goalkeeper is furious with his defence. Everything is too easy for PSV at the minute.
PSV 2-0 Arsenal
69 mins: Arsenal are all over the place at the minute. They need to attack but that is making them very vulnerable at the back.
A free kick is curled over to the back post where De Jong is wide open. He meets the ball with a header back across goal but the striker nods his effort wide of the target.
PSV 2-0 Arsenal
66 mins: Mikel Arteta throws caution to the wind now and introduces Gabriel Jesus whilst bringing off Rob Holding.
Disallowed goal! Simons drives through midfield and draws in four defenders before working the ball out to Sangare on the right side. Gakpo is waiting in the box and meets the ball when the cross comes in, knocking it past Ramsdale for another goal.
The offside flag is up once more to deny him though.
GOAL! PSV 2-0 Arsenal (De Jong, 63’)⚽️
63 mins: Mistake from Ramsdale, goal for De Jong!
PSV win a corner that simply gets whipped into the middle of the box. Aaron Ramsdale makes an early decision to come a punch the ball clear but his misses it as he swipes at the ball.
Luuk de Jong takes the risk to rise up with the goalkeeper and the ball lands on his head allowing him to guide it into the open net!
PSV double their lead.
PSV 1-0 Arsenal
61 mins: About 30 minutes left to play in Eindhoven and Arsenal trail by one goal to nil. A draw is enough for the Gunners to win the group but they’ll need to step up the tempo if they hope to break PSV down.
The ball comes out to Saka on the right but Max is on top of him in a flash and the home side wrestle back the ball.
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