Summary

  • Ibrahimovic hat-trick puts United in control of tie

  • His free-kick trickles in after deflection

  • Swede taps in second from Rashford cross

  • Striker then wins and scores penalty

  • Herrera booked and will miss second leg

  • Spurs beaten 1-0 by Gent in first leg

  1. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 83 mins

    Manchester United 2-0 Saint-Etienne

    Henri Saivet hits the wall again and this time it's cleared.

    Ashley Young comes on for Anthony Martial, who is whistled loudly by the Saint-Etienne fans. Not sure why. 

  2. Postpublished at 82 mins

    Manchester United 2-0 Saint-Etienne

    Great feet from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to leave a defender on his backside but the cross is cleared and Saint-Etienne now force a free-kick at the other end. Into the wall. 

    Oh, and the referee has given another free-kick for handball in the wall. 

  3. Zlatan strikes againpublished at 21:44 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2017

    Manchester United 2-0 Saint-Etienne

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  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:43 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2017

    #bbcfootball

    Harrison Short: Zlatan stuck his arms out just before the ball rolled over the line. Counts as a Ross Barkley.

    AADZ: More like the Man Utd of old, pace on the flanks and attacking verve. Forget about the goals that we may or may not concede.

    David Hawthorn: Incredibly average performance, shaky defensively, very lucky if we hold out for a much needed clean sheet to carry into 2nd leg.

  5. Postpublished at 21:43 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2017

    Europa League latest

    Edin Dzeko celebratesImage source, Reuters

    Edin Dzeko had a mixed afternoon last Sunday - scoring and missing a penalty as Roma beat Crotone in Serie A. He's having a very good night in Spain, though. 

    The former Manchester City striker has grabbed his second goal of the night as Roma lead 3-0 at Villarreal. One foot in the last 16? Looks that way.

  6. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 78 mins

    Manchester United 2-0 Saint-Etienne

    Florentin Pogba is off now, he picks up a bit of cramp and needs some treatment before hobbling off after a trademark secret handshake from his kid brother. Saint Etienne need to hunker down and make sure this ends 2-0. 

  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:40 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2017

    #bbcfootball

    Paul Gourley: You won't see 2 better goals this season - Zlatan is GOD

    Nathan Titus: Good tactical subs by the master tactician himself has made the difference.

    Loser92: Rashford! What a class performer!

  8. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Manchester United 2-0 Saint-Etienne

    Manchester United can put the tie to bed now, as Antonio Valencia tees up Jesse Lingard to curl a low shot just wide of the far corner. 

  9. goal

    GOAL - Manchester United 2-0 Saint-Etiennepublished at 75 mins

    Zlatan Ibrahimovic

    Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebratesImage source, PA

    And how crucial that miss looks now. Fine play from Marcus Rashford, who finds a gap in the defence and exploits it, bursting past three men in green and putting in a low cross. Goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier can only tip it out, Florentin Pogba can't clear and it's a tap-in for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. 

  10. Europa League latestpublished at 21:37 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2017

    Athletic Bilbao, having trailed briefly to Apoel in the first half, are building up a cushion to take to Cyprus next week. Inaki Williams has turned in a cross from Raul Garcia for Ernesto Valverde's side, who now lead 3-1.

  11. CLOSE!published at 74 mins

    Manchester United 1-0 Saint-Etienne

    Nolan Roux misses a chanceImage source, Reuters

    CHANCE! Oh it's onto the roof of the net! Saint-Etienne craft a wonderful move from their own penalty area, out down the right wing and in to sub Ole Selnaes in the middle. I'm screaming for him to play it wide left but instead he clips a lovely little reverse pass into the run of Nolan Roux, his touch is great but as Sergio Romero arrives in his face he can only chip over the top.

    Great play, and that would have changed the tie all ends up. 

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:35 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2017

    #bbcfootball

    Paul PogbaImage source, Getty Images

    Dharma Djojonegoro: How many times has Pogba hit the bar this season?

    RegularJon: Aaaarghhh Pogba hits the woodwork for the 327th time this season. Had to score!

    Edward Taylor: POGBA HAS TO SCORE...

  13. YELLOW CARDpublished at 71 mins

    Manchester United 1-0 Saint-Etienne

    A bad few minutes for Paul Pogba, missed a sitter and now booked. A swinging arm into the throat of Jordan Veretout. Yellow. 

  14. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 70 mins

    Manchester United 1-0 Saint-Etienne

    Marcus Rashford is on for his 50th appearance for Manchester United. It's a year since he burst on to the scene. 

  15. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 69 mins

    Manchester United 1-0 Saint-Etienne

    Paul Pogba hits the bar with a headerImage source, PA

    SHOULD SCORE! Anthony Martial wins a free-kick with some fine trickery on the left, Daley Blind whips in a cracking cross and there are three Manchester United players queuing up for the header.

    Paul Pogba gets there first, only six yards out, and he rattles the crossbar. Had to score. Paul Parker would have done. 

  16. YELLOW CARDpublished at 67 mins

    Manchester United 1-0 Saint-Etienne

    Jesse Lingard is bookedImage source, AFP

    Jesse Lingard tries to close down a clearance but catches Loic Perrin high, and he goes in the book. Marcus Rashford is readied to come on.

  17. Europa League latestpublished at 21:29 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2017

    Athletic Bilbao's Aritz Aduriz just keeps on banging in the goals. Last Saturday, he marked his 36th birthday with a winner against Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga. Tonight he's on target again to give his side a 2-1 lead over Apoel - and that makes him the outright top scorer in this season's Europa League with seven goals.

    Elsewhere, Serie A's joint top scorer Edin Dzeko has given Roma a 2-0 lead at Villarreal, and a William Soares own goal has put Besiktas 2-1 up away to Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

  18. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 65 mins

    Manchester United 1-0 Saint-Etienne

    Saint-Etienne send on their number nine as Nolan Roux gets a run out up front. Vincent Pajot is then booked as we enter the last 25 minutes. 

  19. CLOSE!published at 63 mins

    Manchester United 1-0 Saint-Etienne

    Paul Pogba shootsImage source, Rex Features

    Superb stuff from Paul Pogba! Jordan Veretout gets touch tight to him as he receives the ball, Pogba pins him and rolls him, before curling a left-footed shot wide from 20-odd yards.

    So close! 

  20. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Manchester United 1-0 Saint-Etienne

    If fans of Tottenham, Manchester United or any other side still in the Europa League are wondering and hoping, this season's final will be held in Stockholm. It's the ground where Zlatan Ibrahimovic retired Ryan Shawcross and a very pleasant place for a weekend indeed.

    Will an English team reach the final? A few more goals in the next half an hour would be welcome for Manchester United.