Manchester United 3-0 Saint Etienne - As it happened
Re-live how Manchester United faced Saint Etienne in the first-leg of their Europa League last-32 tie
FULL-TIME: Manchester United 3-0 Saint Etienne
FT: #MUFC 3 Saint-Etienne 0. @Ibra_official's hat-trick puts the Reds firmly in the driving seat ahead of next week's second leg. #UEL pic.twitter.com/2yJzzBQIhv
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 16, 2017
Free-kick to United
In a dangerous position, Pogba takes it, but it was just wide off the post
GOAL: Manchester 3-0 St. Etienne (Ibrahimovic, 88 mins)
Zlatan takes the penalty himself and slots it home
Penalty to United
Ibrahimovic goes down after a challenge by Theophile-Catherine
Change for United
Young replaces Martial
GOAL: Manchester 2-0 St. Etienne (Ibrahimovic, 75 mins)
Ruffier gets a hand to his cut back but the ball drops to Ibrahimovic, who tucks home.
There's just no stopping him! #MUFC #UEL pic.twitter.com/8gFK7ieHQD
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 16, 2017
Huge chance for St. Etienne
Roux is all alone with Romero, he flicks it over but it flies just over the bar
Change for St. Etienne
Selnaes replaces Pajot
Pogba gets booked
The player is penalised for catching Veretout with an arm.
Change for United
Rashford comes on for Mata
Huge Chance for United
Blind whips in a great cross and Pogba heads it onto the bar
Lingard is booked
For a strong foul on Perrin
First substitution for St. Etienne
Roux replaces Intima
Pagiot sees yellow card
For a late tackle on Herrera
United misses chance
Pogba misses the target, his shot was wide
Herrera gets booked
For using handball halting a St. Etienne counter attack
Big Chance for United
Valencia has a shot blocked
Double chance for United
Martial's shot at the bottom corner is saved by Ruffier; Ibrahimovic gets the rebound, but his header is just high
Break in play
Perrin crushes heads with Smalling and receives tretament
United goal disallowed
Ibrahimovic heads in a cross by Mata but has been ruled off-side
Martial sees a yellow card
For throwing his hand in the face of Malcuit
Second Half begins
Fellaini has been replaced by Lingard (Man. United)
HALF-TIME: Manchester United 1-0 St. Etienne
The United took the lead with Ibrahimovic's free-kick but St. Etienne had their dangerous moments and could have scored also
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored more goals against St. Etienne than against any other team in his career, 15 in 14 appearances #MUFC #UEL pic.twitter.com/3Tt6kIlMcN
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) February 16, 2017
Big chance for St. Etienne
Monnet-Paquet's shot from close range is blocked by Smalling
Half-chance for St. Etienne
Pajot shot skips past the bottom-left corner
Chance for United
Martial's low drive from inside the box is saved by Ruffier
St. Etienne misses big chance
Saivet's effort is just wide off the post
Huge chance for United
Paul Pogba plays through Mata, but his first-time shot is saved by Ruffier
GOAL: Man United 1-0 (Ibrahimovic, 15 mins)
Ibrahimovic takes the freek-kick, it deflects off the wall but it still trickles over the line.
15' - GOAL! #MUFC 1 Saint-Etienne 0. @Ibra_official's free-kick goes in off the wall! #UEL pic.twitter.com/jcV2Tmb0oM
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 16, 2017
Free-kick to United
in a dangerous position
Ruffier saves
The St. Etienne goalkeeper saves an effort by Martial from the edge of the area
United goal disallowed
Mata heads it to Fellaini who slots it home but has been ruled out for offside.
Half-chance for St. Etienne
Hamouma rounds Romero but his cross is cleared by Blind
First corner for St. Etienne
United's defence clears with no drama
KICK OFF!
Manchester United get us under way
Three minutes to Kickoff!
The teams are coming out of the tunnel.
Teams are warming up
Both teams are out on the pitch getting warmed up
#MUFCASSE @ManUtd @EuropaLeague pic.twitter.com/tgAUSxIURk
— AS Saint-Etienne (@ASSEofficiel) February 16, 2017
Here is how the two teams are lining up:
Manchester United XI: Romero, Valencia, Bailly, Smalling,Blind, Fellaini, Herrera, Mata, Pogba, Martial, Ibrahimovic
Subs: De Gea, Rojo, Lingard, Young, Rashford, Darmian, Schweinsteiger
Saint Etienne XI: Ruffier, Theophile-Catherine, Pajot, Saivet, Veretout, Pogba, Hamouma, Monnet-Paquet, Perrin, Malcuit, Intima
Subs: Moulin, Lacroix, Roux, Selnaes, Lemoine, Beric, Pierre-Gabriel
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