Manchester United ease in last 16, as Dalot and Maino look out of Steaua | Europa League

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In 68 minutes, Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho combined to Manchester United Second, which sealed passage to the last 16: Over went a delivery from No. 17 and there was Maino to finish cool.

For two young talents in the market for the right price here, a satisfactory moment showing Ruben Amorim showed what can be used if each is preserved beyond Monday’s deadline.

It also secured a third consecutive win for Amorim, the first time United have done it this season, giving him a February free of an endgame to concentrate on training.

Friday’s draw decides which of Central Jutland, Alkmaar, Real Sociedad or Galatasaray United will take on in March next round in a competition that, if claimed, comes with the Bonus in the Champions League qualification.

Amorim said: “We can, game-for-game, win it-you are responsible, you are Manchester United, so you have to fight to win trophies. At this stage of any competition, everything is possible. “

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Maino has fought for playing time under the 40-year-old. “We need time to understand the players, he fought a lot to defend as a midfielder,” he said.

Currently, Amorim is considering which version of United Crystal Palace will encounter when they visit Sunday: The Portuguese remains aware that his side is a walking.

This began as a competition for the £ 32 million. Romanian masters who took on the 267.5 million. Pounds, of which £ 72m was Rasmus Højlund, United No 9, who had not scored in 23 of 28 matches this period. Part of the Danish problem is a lack of service, which when Christian Eriksen floated in a free kick, the No. 9 jumped, but the ball was aimed at Matthijs de Ligt, which connected weakly.

Diogo Dalot celebrates after scoring the opener at the National Arena. Photography: Andreea Alexandru/AP

Amorim sent a United XI containing the fringe talents of Toby Colyer, Altay Bayindir and Tyrell Malacia. When the latter shot down Florin Tanase, he was booked and Risto Radunovic’s dead ball went close to punishing the recklessness of the left wingback. Again, United’s Powderpuff Backline Failed: Nr. 33’s delivery was a Diagonal Noussair Mazraoui, the Ligt and Lisandro Martínez, who all missed, but Mihai Popescus sliding volley did the same.

Here was a glimpse of FCSB that a famous victory was possible. As they should, United retained a touch of strength, which when Hølund ran wide to return Martínez’s passport. The Danen found Maino, but he blasted from the sentence.

However, the 1,500 or so united enthusiasts who had made the trip could be happy when Eriksen was tightening the ball around at a pace that was pleasing to Amorim, Eriksen Stefan Tarnovanus warmed his fingers with a bullet, and when Steaua had possession of United. pressed quickly.

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Manchester United and Tottenham Cannot meet until the Europa League final after completing the third and fourth in the league table. The two Premier League clubs will be placed on different sides of the bracket in Friday’s draw and will both play winners of the playoffs between Az or Central Jutland and Real Sociedad or Galatasaray.

Rangers‘Final-Day Rise into the eight means they are skipping the playoffs but they could meet the teams they pipped for eighth places Bodø/Glimt or Anderlecht – While their potential playoff opponents, Twente and FenerbahceAlso looks dangerous after just avoiding elimination.

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But Hølund’s toothlessness was evident when a free header, near-in, from Martínez’s flying ball did not bother the goalkeeper. This, or one of Mainoos two chances, had to be taken as United is no target machine, and since this opening 45 minus in age, they can in Blue back as a strength that attaches their visitors near their area.

United’s shot count was six to Steaua’s paltry to. Their possession percentage was 69. In the interval they were in fourth place, they started the night, Rangers, two points back, the closest to Stymie’s bid to avoid an end game. Shaking things up Amorim’s options was to stay or make a change – Amad Diallos Zest and Garnachos directly his best options for this as he was his only attackers on the bench.

This was exactly what the Portuguese plumped for. From went Malacia and Collys, and came the Ivorian and Argentine. The latter first touch was to clip Tarnovanus’s left post after he stuck to a bad back pass: The speedster was driving forward, but in a microcosm by a boss united, his radar was wrong.

Eriksen seemed to favor the ones as far more likely to be net than an actual forward. You could hardly blame him. On another free kick, one of the two Amorim # 10s was the ball from the left, it jumped on to the Dutchman, but he mirrored Maino, Garnacho, Eriksen and Højlund in his pale imitation of a deadly Markmann.

Next, Hølund offered a latest, unwanted iteration of the action when he was transferred to the Steaua area: He worked the ball sharply on his favorite left side, but when he shot Tarnovanu a simple collection. Even soon, the homemaker Fernandes tastes an attempt from the frame, and when his defense Halvpleared, Maino led a cross from the right and Dalot slid in. It came in front of the now cheering fans, so the wing back milked milked his moment.

After the Mainoos Clincher United did what they are struggling to do: Manage the rest of the tie professionally. Bayindir’s late rescue from an Alexandru Baluta rocket secured it.