Manchester United thrashed LASK in the first leg of the round-of-16 tie in the Europa League on Thursday. The Red Devils almost confirmed their progress in the next round of the Europa League with this huge win over LASK. Few matches of the Europa League have been cancelled because of the Corona Virus outbreak in Europe. However, the match between Manchester United and LASK progressed in a closed-door environment.
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The manager of Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fielded his side with a 4-2-3-1 formation in this match. Sergio Romero was under the bars for the Red Devils. Luke Shaw and Brandon Williams were there as two side-backs for Manchester United. The pair of Eric Bailly and Harry Maguire were there as the pair in the central defence. Fred and Scott McTominay were playing as two defensive midfielders for the Red Devils. Juan Mata and Daniel James were deployed as two wingers. Bruno Fernandes was playing as the attacking midfielder. Odion Ighalo was there as the lone centre-forward at the upfront of the field.
Odion Ighalo scored the first goal of the match for the Red Devils at the 28th minute of the match. Bruno Fernandes provided the ball towards Odion Ighalo during the goal. Gernot Trauner and Klauss were booked in the first half. The first half ended with a scoreline of 1-0 in favour of the Red Devils at Stadion der Stadt Linz.
Luke Shaw was shown a yellow card just at the beginning of the second match. Daniel James scored the second goal of the match for Manchester United at the 58th minute of the match. Odion Ighalo provided the ball towards Daniel James during the Goal. Christian Ramsebner was booked at the 59th minute of the match.
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Marko Raguz was subbed in for LASK in place of Samuel Tetteh at the 61st minute of the match. Tahith Chong came in the field at the 71st minute of the match in place of Daniel James. Dominik Freiser and James Holland made way for Husein Balic and Stefan Haudum in the second half. Andreas Pereira came in the field in place of Bruno Fernandes at the 78th minute of the match for the Red Devils.
Juan Mata scored the third goal of the match for Manchester United at the 82nd minute of the match. Fred provided the ball towards Juan Mata during this goal. Mason Greenwood replaced Odion Ighalo in the field at the 85th minute of the match. Mason Greenwood scored the fourth goal for the Red Devils at the 91st minute of the match.
Tahith Chong provided the ball towards Mason Greenwood. Andreas Pereira scored the fifth goal for the Red Devils at the 93rd minute of the match. Fred assisted for the fifth goal of Manchester United. The match ended with a scoreline of 5-0 in favour of Manchester United.
The Red Devils will now face Tottenham Hotspur this weekend in the Premier League. The result of the match will be crucial in terms of the top four race this season.
