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ODESSA: Manchester United’s Eric Bailly (centre) in action with Zorya’s players during the Europa League group A soccer match between Manchester United and Zorya Luhansk at Chornomorets stadium in Odessa, Ukraine on Thursday, Dec 8, 2016. — AP Mkhitaryan shines as United advance

PARIS: Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored his first through the middle of the Zorya defense physically and tactically-the talent was there, home. Virgil van Dijk equalised with a deflect- Manchester United to set up a 2-0 win before finishing past goalkeeper Igor we knew that when we bought him. Now he’s ed shot in stoppage time but they could not over Zorya Luhansk in Ukraine on Thursday Levchenko. They wrapped up the victory two playing good-in the , Europa get a winner and Hapoel go through instead. and take Jose Mourinho’s side into the last 32 minutes from the end as a fine one-touch League and EFL Cup-and now the goal means A brilliant late chip by Manuel Trigueros of the Europa League. United required only a passing move ended with Paul Pogba send- a little more happiness for him, so I’m very gave Villarreal a nervy 2-1 win over Steaua point to secure progress from Group A but ing Ibrahimovic away, the Swede running pleased,” Mourinho said. Bucharest that took the Spanish club into the Mkhitaryan’s 48th-minute strike and a late through and finishing coolly. last 32 from Group L behind the Turkish side Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal separated the sides “I was waiting a long time for this goal. My Southampton out Osmanlispor. Fellow Spaniards Celta Vigo and took the Premier League club through in next goal has to be at because I United will join Tottenham Hotspur, who won 2-0 at Panathinaikos and qualify from second place behind Fenerbahce, who won 1- want to score at home,” Mkhitaryan, who pre- drop out of the Champions League, in the last Group G, while Fiorentina are through as win- 0 at Feyenoord thanks to a Moussa Sow effort. viously played in Ukraine for Shakhtar Donetsk, 32, but there was bitter disappointment for ners of Group J after a 2-1 win over Qarabag The game went ahead despite concerns told BT Sport. “The first half was a little bit diffi- fellow Premier League club Southampton. in Azerbaijan secured by a 76th-minute goal about the state of the icy, rock-hard pitch at cult because we couldn’t find the last pass but Claude Puel’s men knew a goalless draw or a from 19-year-old Federico Chiesa, son of ex- the Chornomorets Stadium in Odessa, almost in the second half we created some space for win at home to Hapoel Beer-Sheva would see Italy striker Enrico, who was then sent off 1,000 kilometers away from Luhansk in the the wingers and the strikers. The important them advance from Group K but instead drew shortly after. PAOK of Greece are also into conflict-torn east of the country. After a goal- thing was to win today and go through.” 1-1 with the Israelis and were eliminated. The next week’s draw for the first knockout round less first half, United broke the deadlock three Mourinho praised the playmaker, who endured visitors went in front in the 79th minute, Yuval thanks to a 2-0 win against Slovan Liberec, minutes into the second half as the Armenian a difficult start to his United career but is now Shabtai pouncing on a poor pass by Oriol while Gent joined Shakhtar Donetsk in Mkhitaryan burst forward from midfield starting to show his worth. “He worked hard Romeu and setting up Maor Buzaglo to fire advancing from Group H. — AFP