Mata secure United last eight

Juan Mata’s second-half goal offered Manchester Utd a 1-0 success over Rostov as well as a 2-1 win on aggregate to send them to the Europa League quarter last.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck the article two times in the initial fifty percent as United battled to obtain past the Russians at Old Trafford, yet they went on the evening and also in the connection via Mata in the 70th min, the Spaniard ending up at the much message from the Swede’s flick.

Rostov did offer a couple of scares for United, with Sardar Azmoun as well as Aleksandr Bukharov screening Sergio Romero either side of the goal, prior to the goalkeeper managed a great quit from Christian Noboa’s free-kick in the 5th min of deduction time.

The only significant drawback was a possible hamstring injury for Paul Pogba, that hopped off mins right into the 2nd fifty percent.

United are trying to find their first-ever success in the competitors, as well as will certainly discover their last 8 challengers in the draw at 12pm GMT on Friday, which you could comply with on SkySports.com and also SSNHQ.

Jose Mourinho made 5 adjustments from the 1-0 loss at Chelsea on Monday, with Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly, Daley Blind, Romero and also Juan Mata can be found in.

United controlled the initial fifty percent yet cannot make the innovation, going close on a number of events while signing up 78 percent belongings.

Ibrahimovic struck the woodwork from a backyard out at an intense angle after Marcos Rojo’s header from Blind’s cross had actually been conserved, prior to the Swede saw a smart initiative dispersed over bench after he had actually had actually rounded Rostov goalkeeper Nikita Medvedev.

Medvedev went to the centre of focus minutes later on as his push on Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the location had not been punished, while the Armenian onward blinked an initiative broad of the goal mins later on after a great assaulting action including Antonio Valencia and also Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic struck the message once more with 10 mins of the fifty percent continuing to be, reducing into his best foot as well as banging versus the woodwork from 10 lawns, as well as Medvedev proceeded his active fifty percent by shutting out Pogba’s intense initiative in standstill time.

Pogba’s evening upright a frustrating note early in the 2nd fifty percent, going off with a thought hamstring injury, getting worse United’s option troubles entering into business end of the period.

Sardar Azmoun after that went near to an away goal for Rostov, hurting the hands of Romero from the side of package, while at the various other end Ibrahimovic scorchinged a header over bench.

United ultimately obtained their lead with 20 mins continuing to be via Mata, that transformed merely at the much message after Mkhitaryan’s reduced cross had actually been flipped in between the legs by Ibrahimovic.

Bukharov was beside check Romero, requiring the Argentine to conserve well down reduced to his right, and also with the last touch of the game United’s stopper created a first-rate quit from Noboa’s long-range free-kick.