Manchester United were 2-0 winners away at Granada in our Europa League quarter-final first leg, thanks to a sublime Marcus Rashford strike and a late Bruno. Granada vs Manchester United.
Granada vs Manchester United: Score| Team| News
| Full name | Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Nazaríes (Nasrids) |
| Short name | GRA |
| Founded | 14 April 1931 as Club Recreativo Granada |
| Ground | Nuevo Los Cármenes Stadium |
| Capacity | 19,336 [1] |
| Owner | Desports |
| President | Rentao Yi |
| Head coach | Diego Martínez |
| League | La Liga |
| 2019–20 | La Liga, 7th of 20 |
Score:
Granada 0-2 Manchester United
Match report as Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes hand Man Utd first-leg advantage over Granada in Europa League quarter-finals; Harry Maguire, Scott McTominay and Luke Shaw ruled out of second leg at Old Trafford after picking up booking suspensions.
Manchester United assumed control of their Europa League quarter-final against Granada as goals from Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes secured a 2-0 first-leg victory at Estadio Los Carmenes.
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United have not won a trophy since winning the Europa League four years ago, when Jose Mourinho’s side defeated Ajax. They have not reached a final in Solskjaer’s two and a half seasons in charge.
With United 14 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City and out of the FA Cup after losing to Leicester last month, the Europa League is their only realistic hope of silverware this season.
And Solskjaer will be pleased with his side’s professional performance in southern Spain as they took control of their 27th European quarter-final.
Team:
Granada
Rui Silva; Víctor Diaz, Duarte, Vallejo, Neva; Yangel Herrera, Gonalons, Montoro; Puertas, Soldado, Kenedy.
Subs: Aaron Banacloche, Arnau Fabrega, Dimitri Foulquier, Nehuén Pérez, Germán, Luis Suárez, Yan Brice, Darwin Machis, Jorge Molina
Man Utd
De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Pogba, McTominay; James, Fernandes, Rashford; Greenwood.
Subs: Grant, Henderson, Cavani, Mata, Fred, Amad, Telles, Matic, Williams, Van de Beek, Tuanzebe, Elanga.
- Manchester United have reached the quarter-final stages of a major European competition for the 27th time, progressing from 17 of the previous 26.
- They are winless in the first leg of each of their last three two-legged quarter final matches in Europe (D2 L1).
News:
Team news
Manchester United are still without defender Eric Bailly, who tested positive for Covid-19 recently, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revealed at the weekend that Anthony Martial could be out for the rest of the season with a knee problem.
Marcus Rashford will travel to Spain but Solskjaer doesn’t think he has 90 minutes in him yet. The United boss has to decide if the forward will start the game after his knock against Brighton.
- Granada will be the 11th different Spanish side Manchester United have faced in major European competition – they lost their first ever meeting with five of the previous 10
- (Athletic Bilbao in 1957, Real Madrid in 1957, Barcelona in 1984, Atlético de Madrid in 1991 and Deportivo de La Coruña in 2001).
- This is Granada’s maiden European campaign – they are the first side since RB Leipzig in 2017-18 to reach the quarter-finals of a major European competition in their first European campaign (UEFA Europa League),
- while the last side to reach the semi-finals in such a season was Villarreal in 2003-04 (UEFA Cup).
Marcus Rashford put United ahead when he superbly collected Victor Lindelof’s long pass and slid a finish past home goalkeeper Rui Silva.
Manchester
Yangel Herrera, on loan from Manchester City, hit the outside of the post for the Spanish side and ex-Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado also fired wide.
After falling behind, they had chances to equalise but Herrera, Soldado and Kenedy could not take them as they suffered their fourth successive defeat in all competitions.
The match at Old Trafford next week will be their 15th of the season in the Europa League,
and if they fail to win by at least a two-goal margin then it will also be their last.
