MANCHESTER UNITED 1
LIVERPOOL 1
Europa League Round of 16 Second leg | 17 March
2016 | Old Trafford | Attendance: TBC | Scorers:
Martial pen. 32 / Coutinho 45
Manchester United's Europa League campaign is
over after Louis van Gaal's men were held 1-1 by
Liverpool at Old Trafford and defeated 3-1 over
two legs.
Anthony Martial's 32nd-minute penalty, earned and
converted by the Frenchman amid a lively start by
United, gave his team a foothold in the tie and
provided hope to the vocal home fans. But the
dreaded away goal was conceded at a bad time,
just before the break, when Liverpool playmaker
Philippe Coutinho cleverly dinked the ball over
David De Gea to equalise on the night and leave
the hosts with an almighty task.
United now required three second-half goals to win
but there would be no further scoring by either
side as Jurgen Klopp's team reached the quarter-
finals essentially on the strength of their first-leg
victory at Anfield, topped up by that quality strike
from Coutinho.
THE TEAMS
United: De Gea; Varela (Valencia 46), Smalling,
Blind, Rojo (Darmian 63); Carrick (Schweinsteiger
71), Fellaini; Lingard, Mata, Martial; Rashford.
Subs not used: Romero, Williams, Schneiderlin,
Memphis.
Booked: Blind, Fellaini, Schweinsteiger
Liverpool: Mignolet; Clyne, Lovren, Sakho, Milner;
Can, Henderson (Allen 71), Lallana, Coutinho,
Firmino (Benteke 85); Sturridge (Origi 67).
Subs not used: Ward, Toure, Smith, Ibe.
Booked: Coutinho, Clyne, Firmino
Possession
United 59% Liverpool 41%
Shots
United 17 Liverpool 13
Shots on Target
United 3 Liverpool 7
Corners
United 5 Liverpool 3
Fouls
United 14 Liverpool 11
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