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Manchester United vs Anderlecht - Europa League Quarter-Final 2nd Leg
Jumat, 21 April 2017
Kick Off : 02.05 WIB
Venue : Old Trafford, Manchester

Europa League form guide :
Manchester United: WWDWD
Anderlecht: WLWWD

Team News
Manchester United : Chris Smalling (knee injury), Phil Jones (toe injury) and Juan Mata (groin surgery) ruled out. Wayne Rooney doubtful.

Anderlecht : Adrien Trebel not eligible (cup tied). Andy Nájar (hamstring injury) and Rubén Martinez (calf injury) doubtful.

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Head to Head pertemuan kedua tim :
Manchester United menang : 4x
Imbang : 1x
Anderlecht menang : 2x

5 pertandingan terakhir kedua tim :
13 November 1968 - Manchester United 3-0 Anderlecht - European Cup
27 November 1968 - Anderlecht 3-1 Manchester United - European Cup
13 September 2000 - Manchester United 5-1 Anderlecht - UEFA Champions League
24 Oktober 2000 - Anderlecht 2-1 Manchester United - UEFA Champions League
14 April 2017 - Anderlecht 1-1 Manchester United - Europa League

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Semoga menang dan tanpa ada yg cedera.

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Harusnya sih bisa MENANG ya.
Main di OT dan Semangat untuk Lolos UCL musim depan dengan memenangkan EL musim ini.
Mikhi + Ibra bakal turun sejak awal tampaknya.

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A rapid return match... That's right, Manchester United are back in continental competition on Thursday evening, just one week after travelling to Belgium for this Europa League quarter-final against Anderlecht. An away goal scored by Henrikh Mkhitaryan during the first leg in Brussels means the Reds hold the advantage in the tie, despite Leander Dendoncker's late equaliser at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium levelling the score at 1-1. With a semi-final spot in reach, Jose Mourinho's men will be determined to finish the job on home soil.

When and where can I watch it? The game, which kicks off at 20:05 BST, will be screened live on BT Sport 2 in the UK. Fans can also follow the action with ManUtd.com's live match blog and via the club’s Twitter account, @ManUtd, while MUTV subscribers can tune in to Match Day Live at 19:00 BST for exclusive build-up and then live radio commentary, before watching the full 90 minutes from midnight.

Be there to cheer on the Reds... Tickets for Thursday's game are still available with all seats for Under 16s priced at just £10. See manutd.com/uel for all the essential booking information.

Any early team news? Zlatan Ibrahimovic could make a return to the starting line-up after coming off the bench for the final eight minutes of United's 2-0 win over Chelsea. The Reds' prolific no.9 was rested after admitting to feeling tired following the first leg against Anderlecht and Mourinho reserved special praise for the Swede's replacement, Marcus Rashford, as well as Sunday's other scorer Ander Herrera and centre-back pairing Eric Bailly and Marcos Rojo. Sergio Romero could feature in goal behind them, having already made eight Europa League appearances this season. The boss said last week that injured defenders Phil Jones and Chris Smalling are likely to remain unavailable until "mid-May" while Juan Mata's return date is estimated to be even later following his recent groin surgery. Mourinho may provide another update on his squad during the pre-match press conference on Wednesday afternoon.

What's happened since the last meeting? Well, as we mentioned above, the Reds secured a superb victory over the weekend, beating Premier League leaders and strong title favourites Chelsea at Old Trafford. Mourinho's men produced a brilliant display, arguably the team's best of the season so far, to stay in the hunt for a top-four finish. As for Anderlecht, Les Mauves took another step towards the Belgian league title with a narrow 1-0 victory at KV Oostende on Sunday, thanks to a second-half strike from captain Sofiane Hanni. Both sides, then, should be buoyant for Thursday's meeting in Manchester.

Who's the man in the middle? Spanish official Alberto Undiano Mallenco will take charge of the contest, alongside fellow countrymen Raul Cabanero and Diego Barbero Sevilla. Mallenco has refereed 16 La Liga fixtures in 2016/17, as well as two Europa League clashes, most recently Genk's all-Belgian affair against Gent in March. In his 25 matches across all competitions, he's shown an average of five yellow cards per game.

Remind me... what's the state of play in the other quarter-final ties? The other second-leg games will also be played at 20:05 BST on Thursday evening, as follows with the first-leg scores in brackets:

Besiktas (1) v Lyon (2)
Genk (2) v Celta Vigo (3)
Schalke (0) v Ajax (2)

When will the draw for the next round take place? If United go through, you'll want to know the semi-final pairings will be pulled out of UEFA's glass bowls at 12:00 BST (13:00 local time) in Switzerland this Friday, 21 April.

Have the Reds reached the semi-finals of this competition before? Yes, United progressed to the penultimate stage of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, one of the Europa League's forerunners, in 1964/65. Having seen off Djurgardens, Borussia Dortmund and Everton in the earlier rounds, Matt Busby's men beat Strasbourg 5-0 on aggregate in the quarter-finals after finishing the English football season as league champions. Next came a fascinating semi-final tie against Hungarian outfit Ferencvaros with the Reds winning 3-2 at home and losing 1-0 in the return game, but then having to contest a play-off as the away goals rule had yet to be introduced. United were eventually defeated 2-1 but that remains the club's best run in the competition. The distinctive silverware on offer is therefore the only major honour to have eluded the Old Trafford trophy room - could that be changed this year?

Did you know? The away leg and play-off from that aforementioned 1965 semi-final against Ferencvaros are the only competitive matches that United have ever played in the calendar month of June.

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ANDERLECHT DUO ASSESS UNITED'S STRENGTHS

Manchester United's opponents Anderlecht say they're acutely aware of the task that faces them in the Europa League quarter-final second leg at Old Trafford on Thursday night, after witnessing the Reds' impressive weekend win over Chelsea.

The visitors' mission is made slightly more complicated by a crucial Sunday home match of their own that lies ahead, a six-pointer in their domestic title race against reigning champions Club Brugge. But after answering some questions on the quandaries of selecting teams for two huge games in quick succession, the coach of Belgium's current league leaders, Rene Weiler, turned his attention to United's qualities.

"Well of course we have to believe and we do believe [we can win] but at the same time we have to be realistic," said Weiler, when speaking at his pre-match press conference inside Old Trafford's Europa Suite on Wednesday evening.

"We know we're playing against a very high-level team in Manchester United. You only have to look at their performance last Sunday at home to Chelsea, I think they limited Chelsea to hardly any shots on target at all. They've had only three defeats in the entire season and in the last 22 games in the league they are unbeaten. They are very strong at the back and they've got some great individuals as well.

"We saw in the first leg what they could do and we know it's going to be very hard. We know that pretty much everyone in our team will have to put in a perfect performance. But we do believe we can go through and we will be doing our utmost best to try to make that happen."

Anderlecht enter the game at Old Trafford with United ahead on away goals following last week's 1-1 draw in Brussels and Weiler acknowledged: "We need a goal tomorrow and we need to be prudent as well.

"We like to think we'll be in a position to dictate proceedings at least for part of the game and we're not going to be defending all the time. It's not just a case of sitting back.

"We're playing here against Manchester United and they're the home side so quite often in situations like this it will be they who try to dictate the game initially. I've got to plan my tactics and know the right moment to strike and not just sit back."

One of the Anderlecht defenders who faced United in the first leg, Dennis Appiah, was naturally pleased when his effective marking of Marcus Rashford was praised by a journalist. Sitting alongside his coach Weiler at the media briefing, the young centre-back responded: "I watched some of the highlights of the game and I realise it was a decent job defending against him.

"He's a player who's very, very quick, he's a young player obviously and full of energy. But it's not just him, we've got to defend against other players too. He's not the only threat coming from United."

Another threat Appiah knows only too well is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a striker he came up against in the French league during games between their respective previous clubs Caen and Paris Saint-Germain.

Anderlecht's talented no.12 warned: "You can mark Zlatan for the whole game and he might look for 80 minutes like he's not having his best day but if you give him even half a chance, half an opportunity, a tiny bit of space, he can convert that into a goalscoring opportunity for himself or for someone else.

"Really what we have got to try to do is be aware of that, you can't leave him alone for a single second and we can't give him too much space in which to operate because he's a great player who can make the difference."

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Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho puts faith in Sergio Romero for crucial Anderlecht clash: 'He is very stable and is playing very well'

* Sergio Romero started the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final in Brussels
* Jose Mourinho did not confirm whether Romero was his Europa League keeper
* Romero played in this month's 3-0 win over Sunderland in the Premier League
* United conceded a late equaliser to draw 1-1 in the first leg of the Anderlecht tie

Jose Mourinho has spoken of his faith in Sergio Romero after confirming the goalkeeper will start ahead of David De Gea in Thursday's Europa League quarter-final second leg against Anderlecht.

Romero played in the first-leg 1-1 draw in Belgium and has started in eight of Manchester United's 11 Europa League games so far this campaign.

The Argentine keeper has impressed when called upon this campaign and kept a clean sheet in his most recent Premier League outing - a 3-0 win against Sunderland earlier this month.

And while Mourinho stopped short of declaring him the goalkeeper for the competition, the manager confirmed Romero will start against Anderlecht on Thursday.

When asked whether Romero would be first choice for the rest of the Europa League campaign, Mourinho responded via United's official site: 'No he's not my goalkeeper for the Europa League. He's my goalkeeper for tomorrow.

'He was my goalkeeper in the other matches, but he's not my goalkeeper for the Europa League. I never like to do that complete separation.

'I can say the priority for Sergio is to play in the Europa League, yes, but we had some matches where David played.'

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Jose Mourinho did not confirm Sergio Romero as first choice for the rest of the Europa League. Mourinho said it was 'important to have goalkeepers playing' to get 'the feeling of the match'

Romero had vast experience when he arrived at United in 2015 having been first choice for AZ Alkmaar and Sampdoria as well as amassing 87 caps for Argentina - including a World Cup Final appearance in 2014.

And Mourinho clearly trusts the 30-year-old, praising Romero for the consistency of his performances across all four competitions.

The United boss said: 'Every time he plays, he plays well. He's very stable and it's very important to have goalkeepers playing because if not, then one day you could have a problem when one goalkeeper has to play and doesn't have the feeling of the match.

'I always like to rotate my goalkeepers in different competitions but without that complete separation of 'this competition is for me, this competition is for you'.

Currently outside the Champions League places in fifth in the Premier League, United know that winning the Europa League would mean qualification for Europe's elite competition next campaign.

Mourinho was left bemoaning the profligacy of his attacking players after United missed a series of chances in the 1-1 first-leg draw in Brussels.

United took the lead in the first half through Henrikh Mkhitaryan but wasted opportunities to add to their lead and were punished as Leander Dendoncker scored a late equaliser.

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Anderlecht boss Rene Weiler ready to hit Manchester United with knockout blow in Europa League quarter-final

* Anderlecht travel to face Manchester United at Old Trafford after 1-1 first leg
* Manager Rene Weiler believes his side have what it takes to go one better
* He tempered expectations by praising United's performance against Chelsea
* Anderlecht midfielder Dennis Appiah spoke of Zlatan Ibrahimovic threat

Anderlecht are fighting against the odds and the record books at Manchester United, but manager Rene Weiler believes his players can land a knockout blow in their Europa League quarter-final.

The most successful team in Belgian football are competing in their first continental quarter-final in 20 years and arrive at Old Trafford with the score locked at 1-1 after Leander Dendoncker's late header.

However, Henrikh Mkhitaryan's away goal in Brussels last week could yet prove crucial as United look to progress to the semi-finals, which bookmakers have them as short as 1-12 to reach.

Jose Mourinho's side have conceded just one Europa League goal at Old Trafford this season and have won all five matches, extending their unbeaten European home record to 16 matches.

Sir Alex Ferguson was at the helm when United last lost a continental match on home soil and Anderlecht have never won any of their 17 previous visits to English clubs, highlighting what a big ask lies in wait for the visitors.

'Of course we have to believe,' manager Weiler said ahead of the return fixture. 'We do believe, but at the same time we have to be realistic.

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Weiler recognises the size of the task for his team ahead of their second leg. Weiler spoke of the need for his team to be prudent and not too overly attacking

'We know we are playing a very high level team in Manchester United. You only have to look at the performance of this squad last Sunday, they limited Chelsea to hardly any shots on target at all.

'I think they have had three defeats in the entire season and in the last 22 matches in the game they are unbeaten.

'They are very strong at the back and they have some great individuals as well.

'We saw in the first leg what they can do and we know it is going to be very hard, and we know that pretty much everyone in our team is going to have to put in a perfect performance.

'But we do believe and we will be trying our absolute best to try and make sure that happens.

'We do need a goal but we need to be prudent as well.'

The trip to United does not, rather surprisingly, appear to be Anderlecht's main goal.

Sunday's crunch title clash with Club Brugge looms large and could mean top scorer Lukasz Teodorczyk starts from the bench.

United, meanwhile, are likely to recall their leading marksman Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who started from the bench against Chelsea as Mourinho said the 35-year-old was 'very tired'.

Dennis Appiah was not at Anderlecht when the veteran netted four for Paris St Germain in a Champions League clash in Brussels in 2013, but he saw the Swedish striker at his best last April.

Ibrahimovic scored twice and provided a further two as the defender's Caen side were thrashed 6-0, so Appiah knows all too well what to expect.

'I think that you're probably right, we didn't see the best of him last week,' he said of the first leg.

'But you know you can maybe mark Zlatan for the whole game and for 80 minutes he might look he is not on his best match, but half an opportunity, half a chance, a tiny bit of space, and he can convert than into an opportunity or create an opportunity for someone else.

'We have got to be aware of that. You can't leave him alone for a single second, you can't give him too much space to operate.

'He is obviously a great player, he can make the difference.'

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Ntar live SCTV yak..

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Baru bangun....

Imbang 1-1 :( lawan Andelecht aja kesulitan.

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Terlalu banyak buang peluang...

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Semoga menang tanpa adu pinalti.

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Alhamdulillah....semifinal....gogoManutd...

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Alhamdulillah menang meski lewat perpanjangan waktu. Seneng meski miris juga. Setelah ini menunggu 3 pertandingan dalam sepekan ke pekan mendatang. :(

Oh ya, 2 orang cedera Rojo dan Ibra. Bek lagi yang cedera. :(

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Alhamdulillah...MU bs menang di "Fergie Time". Mantab Rashford...konsisten cetak gol di 3 match terakhir. Secara perform jelas MU turun dibanding saat lwn Chelsea,,tp akhirnya bs menang n lolos. Mdh2'an bs juara UEL.

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Alhamdulillah :)

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RASHFORD & CARRICK REACT TO ANDERLECHT WIN

Marcus Rashford was delighted to score the winner in Manchester United’s Europa League quarter-final victory over Anderlecht on Thursday, wrapping up a 3-2 aggregate success.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan broke the deadlock and Sofiane Hanni later equalised for the Belgian visitors, before the Reds dominated the tie but could not find a breakthrough in normal time. That led to Rashford netting in the 109th minute of extra time to secure a place in Friday’s semi-final draw in Nyon, Switzerland.

“All you can do is keep trying and we did that,” Marcus told BT Sport. “At the end of the second half, we all started pushing as a team and pinned them back. It was what the game needed at that time. We kept going all the way until the end. We had a lot of chances where we could have scored a lot of goals, but in games like these it happens. We got the goal in the end and everyone is happy.”

Expanding on the subject of United’s missed chances throughout a dominant second-half display, Rashford continued: “You just have to keep going and hope that you get another chance and I think we did that as a team today. We created chances from the second half onwards and we could have easily won the game, but we did it the hard way. None of that matters now though.”

Michael Carrick was captain for the night in the absence of Wayne Rooney and the evergreen 35-year-old is pleased to be through. “We got the win in the end,” he said. “In the first half we didn’t start well, I know we got the goal, but we didn’t capitalise on that and we didn’t play great football.

“In the second half we pegged them back, created a few chances and again we were thinking it was going to be one of those nights. Thankfully Marcus put one away, it was a tremendous finish with his left foot. It is a cup competition, you have just got to get through and we have done that.

“People are asking if we are going to prioritise the league or the cup. We have got to fire on all fronts. We have a duty to do that. We have still got a chance in both competitions and it is great. Cup ties, nights like these, when you win and go through. There is a great belief in the squad, great confidence, a great atmosphere and hopefully we can carry that on until the end of the season.”

The only negatives from the quarter-final victory were the injuries suffered by Marcos Rojo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who were both forced to leave the action. “Yeah it is disappointing,” Carrick said. “We have played a lot of games and a few of the boys were carrying knocks going into the game. It is disappointing and hopefully they are not too serious because they are two big players for us.”

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MOURINHO'S VERDICT ON DRAMATIC VICTORY

Jose Mourinho said he was tired but holding onto the dream of winning the Europa League in May after Manchester United beat Anderlecht 2-1 in extra-time at Old Trafford, 3-2 on aggregate, to reach the semi-finals.

As well as reflecting on a dramatic match against the Belgian league leaders, the United manager also spoke about Marcos Rojo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, both of whom had to leave the field with worrying injuries in the first half and at the end of normal time respectively...

ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE FINAL
"It was a difficult game, a difficult opponent, I am tired, I imagine the players are more tired than me but we are in the draw tomorrow and we still have the dream to win the competition."

INJURIES TO ROJO AND IBRAHIMOVIC
"I want to wait but my feeling is not good. I don’t think they are easy injuries but I prefer to wait until all the tests are done tomorrow. After tomorrow then I can speak what I feel because I am a manager, not a doctor."

HOW WE GAINED CONTROL
“I think we had like 17 shots and 10 on target, something like that but the game was difficult. When you look at these numbers, maybe somebody who didn’t watch the match thinks it was total dominance but it was not like that. They started much better than us and despite our chances, they had good control of the game for about one hour. I think when we put one more player in midfield we started controlling the game and then you are always at risk because at 1-1 you are at risk. But from that moment we were in control and it was just a question of scoring and not conceding. It was hard though."

STILL COMPETING ON TWO FRONTS
“We keep trying. While mathematically it is possible in the Premier League we have to fight for it. If one day it is not mathematically possible we have to put everything in the Europa League because the Europa League is an important title and on top of that the bonus of playing in the Champions League. We had today an example of how difficult it is and we now have a Spanish team, a French team and Ajax [with us in the semi-finals draw] so we are not expecting anything easy.”

RASHFORD'S MENTAL STRENGTH
“Ok, you speak about his qualities, his quality is fantastic, but he was not scoring a goal since September and because of his mentality, because of what he gives us, even if he isn’t scoring goals I kept relying on him. Some other players don’t realise what makes me trust a player and Marcus I trust. It doesn’t matter, score or doesn’t score, he is fantastic in his effort and attitude."

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TALKING POINTS FROM UNITED 2 ANDERLECHT 1

Manchester United secured a dramatic Europa League quarter-final victory over Anderlecht on Thursday, winning 3-2 on aggregate following a period of extra time at Old Trafford.

Here are six talking points that caught our eye during a tense night of European action…

1: RASHFORD IS ON FIRE
Marcus was excellent in Sunday’s 2-0 win over Chelsea and the 19-year-old impressed once again versus Anderlecht, firstly when causing havoc from the wing and going close to scoring on several occasions. The 19-year-old moved up front in extra time and notched a vital winning goal, executing a Cruyff turn to hit a deflected shot into the back of the net. It also helped him to land the Man of the Match award on Twitter (@ManUtd) with 82 per cent of the votes putting him hugely ahead of fellow nominees Henrikh Mkhitaryan (11 per cent) and Luke Shaw (7 per cent).

2: TWO WORRYING INJURIES
Marcos Rojo was taken off on a stretcher after suffering an injury in a collision with Alexandru Chipciu and that’s a worry for the team, as he has been one of the standout performers in recent months. The Argentinian's fellow centre-backs Chris Smalling and Phil Jones are already out with long-term problems.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was also forced off late in the game, after falling heavily on his knee following an aerial challenge on 92 minutes. That led to Anthony Martial replacing him for extra time. In the post-match press conference, Jose Mourino said of the injuries: "I want to wait but my feeling is not good."

3: ROONEY ON THE BENCH
Wayne Rooney could replace Ibrahimovic at Burnley on Sunday, if Zlatan is unavailable, after the captain was named on the bench following his own period of absence through injury. The 31-year-old has only played in nine of United's 24 fixtures in 2017, and is desperate to finish the season on a high.

4: A LONG NIGHT FOR TIRED LEGS
This was United’s sixth game of nine in April and extra time was the last thing needed amid such a busy schedule. The Reds must now recover at the Aon Training Complex and go again on Sunday, at Burnley in the Premier League. The Tykes have an excellent home record and will pose a serious challenge.

5: MKHITARYAN LOVES THE EUROPA LEAGUE
Henrikh opened the scoring in the 10th minute with a powerful finish into the bottom corner. It is his fifth goal in the competition this season, having previously bagged in the away games at Zorya Luhansk, Saint-Etienne, FC Rostov and, of course, Anderlecht last week. The Armenian's tally for all competitions now stands proudly at 10 goals, which is quite a handsome return for his debut season with United.

6: WHO’S NEXT FOR UNITED?
We will find that out on Friday at 12:00 BST when the Europa League semi-final draw takes place in Nyon, Switzerland. The Reds' three possible opponents are AFC Ajax, Celta Vigo and Lyon. The first leg will be played on Thursday 4 May, before the reverse fixture is completed a week later on 11 May.

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Manchester United 2-1 Anderlecht AET (agg: 3-2) - PLAYER RATINGS: Luke Shaw shows Jose Mourinho what he's been missing as Marcus Rashford shines in extra-time at Old Trafford

* Marcus Rashford scored the winning goal to put United into the semi-finals
* Sportsmail runs the rule over the individual performances of the players

Manchester United successfully navigated their passage through to the semi-finals of the Europa League on Thursday night.

Marcus Rashford scored the winner in extra-time after Anderlecht had equalised through Sofiane Hanni following Henrikh Mkhitaryan's opener.

Sportsmail's CHRIS WHEELER was present to assess the individual performances of both sets of players.

MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1)

Sergio Romero 6.5 - The Argentine looked solid again on his ninth appearance in 12 Europa League games this season but had had little chance with Hanni's equaliser after Tielemans hit the bar.

Antonio Valencia: 6 - Didn't get forward nearly as much as he would like because he had enough on his plate with the tricky Acheampong.

Eric Bailly 7 - United's defensive linchpin in the absence of Smalling and Jones, and he stepped up to the plate again here after Rojo joined the list of injured centre-backs. Hardly put a foot wrong.

Marcos Rojo 6 - Hurt his left leg in an early challenge with Chipciu. Tried to continue but was carried off almost immediately in the 17th minute after nearly letting in Acheampong for a goal.

Luke Shaw 7 - This is what United have been missing from the young England left-back. Shaw’s overlapping runs down the left caused Anderlecht all sorts of problems and should have been rewarded with a goal. More solid in defence too.

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Luke Shaw showed what Jose Mourinho had been missing on the left side of defence

Michael Carrick 6 - Typically steady performance from the United skipper which allowed Pogba to break forward at every opportunity, but found himself outnumbered by the excellent Tielemans and Dendoncker at times.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan 6.5 - Continued his impressive scoring record in Europe with goal No.5 but went off the boil after that. Should have scored another before half-time but was well wide of the target.

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Mkhitaryan provided Manchester United with plenty of attacking threat going forward

Jesse Lingard 5.5 - A little subdued and the first United player to be replaced. Had a great curling effort turned away in the first half and couldn’t quite get on the end of Shaw’s cross in the second with the goal gaping.

Paul Pogba 6 - Played a great throughball to Rashford in the build-up to the opening goal but struggled to impose himself after that and was guilty of a glaring miss from eight yards out late in the second half. Had the ball in the net in extra-time but it was ruled out for a foul by Fellaini.

Marcus Rashford 8 - The youngster came up with another big goal for United after his excellent performance against Chelsea. His powerful running was a strong feature again but his finishing let him down until extra-time when he took over from Ibrahimovic down the middle and fired the winner.

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Rashford scored the winner for United in extra-time to send United through to the last four

Zlatan Ibrahimovic 5 - Limped off after jarring his right knee in the last action of normal time. Capped a miserable night for the Swede after last week’s ponderous showing in Brussels. Twice in the second half he only had the keeper to beat and failed.

Subs: Blind 5.5 (for Rojo, 23) Fellaini 6.5 (for Lingard, 60) Martial 6 (for Ibrahimovic, 91)

Not used: de Gea, Herrera, Martial, Rooney, Young

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Henrikh Mkhitaryan may have scored but Jose Mourinho is still demanding more intensity from Armenian - Five things we learned from Old Trafford

* Manchester United needed extra time to progress against Anderlecht
* Michael Owen backs Michael Carrick to be handed a new contract at United
* Anderlecht warmed up for the game in a park in the Castlefield area
* Peter and Kasper Schmeichel were in the stands at Old Trafford to watch

Henrikh Mkhitaryan may be struggling to convince Jose Mourinho with his performances in the Premier League but the Armenian continues to come alive in Europe.

Thursday night's opening goal was Mkhitaryan's fifth in the Europa League this season following his strike in Brussels last week and previous efforts against Zorya Luhansk, St Etienne and Rostov.

However, Mourinho is demanding more intensity from his £26million summer signing in United's domestic games.

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Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored for Manchester United but Jose Mourinho is still demanding more intensity from the Armenian

Michael Carrick is still waiting to find out if he will be offered a new one-year contract at United to go with his testimonial this summer.

However, his former Old Trafford team-mate Michael Owen believes that United shouldn't hesitate to give the 35-year-old veteran midfielder a new deal because he offers something that none of the current squad can.

Carrick captained United against Anderlecht, and Owen said: 'Especially with what they've got at the moment in there, I think they'd be very wise to sign him up for another season at least.'

It's not easy to find somewhere to exercise in the middle of Manchester, but Anderlecht left their base at the Hilton hotel on Thursday afternoon and did some warm-up routines at a park in the Castlefield area of the city.

It seemed to do the trick as Rene Weiler's side were quick out the blocks at Old Trafford and gave an impressive first-half performance after going behind early on.

Jose Mourinho is fast running out of centre-backs. Already without Chris Smalling and Phil Jones, the United boss has been relying heavily on Eric Bailly and Marcos Rojo in recent weeks.

But Rojo was carried off in the 17th minute having tried to carry on after injuring his left leg in a challenge with Alexandru Chipciu. Daley Blind replaced the Argentine but he is the last of United's senior centre-backs.

Peter Schmeichel was back at Old Trafford, sat with son Kasper who used to watch him from the stands here.

It would be interesting to hear what they make of United's current goalkeeping situation with David de Gea once again being linked with a move to Real Madrid amid rumours that Mourinho is unhappy with his focus.

Sergio Romero played in goal but had little chance with Sofiane Hanni's equaliser.

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Peter and Kasper Schmeichel were in the stands at Old Trafford to watch Europa League tie

Re: [UEL] Manchester United 2-1 Anderlecht
 

kebiasaan musim ini, buang banyak peluang, yang ahrusnya bisa membunuh lawan dari awal akhirnya sampai perpanjangan waktu. Perlu belajar finishing lagi Marcus Rasfhord

Re: [UEL] Manchester United 2-1 Anderlecht
 

sangat kesulitan melawan tim anderlect, namun bersyukur ketika rashford menctak gol penentu kemenanga. yakin final :muscarf: