17, 2016 SEPTEMBER Paralympic fencers: SATURDAY, Group of lethal SportsSports wheelchair ‘warriors’44 ROTTERDAM: Manchester United’s Paul Pogba (right) vies with Feyenoord’s Karim El Ahmadi during the UEFA Europa League football match between Feyenoord Rotterdam and Manchester United at the Feyenoord Stadium. (Inset) Manchester United’s manager Jose Mourinho reacts during the match. —AFP photos Feyenoord sinks shambolic United PARIS: Manchester United went down to Mourinho sent out a much-changed flank by Nicolai Jorgensen’s run that the first time, started their Group F cam- with less than a quarter of an hour defeat in their opening Europa League line-up that could not prevent United beat the offside trap, United’s defenders paign with a rousing 3-0 home win remaining to beat Maccabi Tel-Aviv 4-3 group game on Thursday, while Premier slipping to a second consecutive defeat were noticeable by their absence when against 2012 Europa League runners-up in Israel. The hosts had appeared to be League rivals Southampton won and Irish after their painful loss to bitter rivals the unmarked Vilhena swept home from Athletic Bilbao. Teenage Spaniard Pol on easy street as two goals by Haris champions Dundalk claimed an impres- Manchester City in the Premier League. just inside the penalty area and the De Lirola put Sassuolo ahead on the hour Medunjanin either side of a Vidar Orn sive draw in the Netherlands. AFP Sports With only David de Gea, Paul Pogba and Kuip arena exploded. United next host mark and they did not look back, Kjartansson header had them 3-0 in picks out the best of the action on match- Eric Bailly retained from the side beaten Zorya Luhansk, who drew 1-1 at home Gregoire Defrel making it two on 75 front. But Russian international day one: by City, it was little surprise to see to Fenerbahce in Ukraine. minutes before Matteo Politano sealed Alexander Kokorin pulled one back on United deliver a disjointed performance. the win. 77 minutes before Eli Dasa was red-card- United’s European nightmare continues Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s team had Dream start for Sassuolo ed for Maccabi. Substitute Mauricio fur- Jose Mourinho’s reluctant return to swept to the top of the Dutch league While Inter Milan were beaten at Zenit’s stunning comeback ther reduced the deficit and Giuliano the Europa League ended in embarrass- with five successive victories and they home by Hapoel Be’er Sheva and both The performance of the night came equalised on 86 minutes, leaving plenty ment as Tonny Vilhena fired Feyenoord made their lethargic opponents pay Roma and Fiorentina drew on the road, in the other game in the group as former of time for the Montenegrin Luka to a 1-0 win over Manchester United in when they got the only goal with 11 it was a great night for another Italian UEFA Cup winners Zenit St Petersburg Djordjevic to score the winner in injury their Group A opener in Rotterdam. minutes left. Exposed down the right side. Sassuolo, appearing in Europe for stormed back from three goals down time with a diving header. —AFP.