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Real Sociedad: Remiro, Gorosabel, Le Normand, Pacheco, Rico, Mendez, Zubimendi, Merino, Marin, Sorloth, Carlos Fernandez.
Subs: Sola, Illarramendi, Zubeldia, Elustondo, Zubiaurre, Guevara, Navarro, Turrientes, Gonzalez, Marrero, Karrikaburu, Magunacelaya.
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Manchester United: de Gea, Dalot, Lindelof, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes, van de Beek, Garnacho, Ronaldo.
Subs: Maguire, Rashford, Malacia, Fred, Pellistri, Wan-Bissaka, Dubravka, Elanga, McTominay, Shoretire, Vitek, Iqbal.
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Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria).
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Last week, Manchester United did this …
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… which means they’ve qualified for the knockout-round play-offs of the Europa League at the very least. But if they want to get straight through to the last 16, and avoid a knockout tie with a team freshly cashiered from the Champions League, they have to win in San Sebastian tonight … and beat Real Sociedad by two clear goals. Kick-off is at 5.45pm GMT. It’s on!
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| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Man Utd | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Sheriff | 5 | -7 | 3 |
| 4 | Omonia Nicosia | 5 | -8 | 0 |
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Key events
22 min: Merino has a dig from the edge of the United box. The ball’s deflected out for a corner on the left. Real play it back for Zubimendi, who shovels a directionless pass forward that sails harmlessly out for a goal kick.
20 min: United now need just the one more goal to top Group E and avoid all the big names dropping out of the Champions League. On the touchline, Sociedad coach Imanol Alguacil makes his feelings known via the medium of demonstrative tantrum.
18 min: There’s a quick VAR check. Was Fernandes offside when he headed the ball away from Rico? Nope! The goal stands. It’s Garnacho’s first for Manchester United. What a time to score it!
GOAL! Real Sociedad 0-1 Manchester United (Garnacho 17)
What a goal this is! Fernandes beats Rico to a header out on the United right. The ball sails infield to Ronaldo, who plays a perfectly weighted ball down the inside-left for Garnacho. The young Argentinian, running at full tilt, takes a touch to enter the box, then whistles an unstoppable shot across Remiro and into the top right. Wow!
15 min: Gorosabel strides down the right and whips in a cross. Sorloth is lurking, waiting to crash a header home, but Martinez is positioned perfectly and smacks a clearing header back upfield instead.
14 min: Garnacho tears down the left, cuts infield, and tries to find Ronaldo on the other flank. A poor pass whistles out for a goal kick, and he’d have surely been better shooting, but this young winger generates palpable excitement whenever he gets on the ball. A bundle of energy and smooth skill.
12 min: Merino tries to release Rico down the inside-left channel but there’s a little bit too much juice on the pass. Goal kick. It’s been an open game so far, even if it’s not quite yet sparked into life.
11 min: Ronaldo falls over again, and cops plenty of abuse in doing so. His record of 13 goals in his last seven appearances against La Real may have something to do with the reception he’s getting from the home faithful.
9 min: Ronaldo attempts to chest the ball down on the edge of the Sociedad box. He falls over, claiming to have been tugged by Le Normand, but there was next to nothing in the challenge. While Ronaldo complains, Garnacho keeps going and whips a low ball through the six-yard box from the left. But there’s nobody making the run.
7 min: Marin wriggles away from a couple of Manchester United challenges in the centre circle. His attempt to release Sorloth down the right is unceremoniously nixed by Shaw’s no-nonsense intervention, but the home fans enjoyed that little burst of skill.
5 min: Merino slips a pass down the inside-left channel to release Carlos Fernandez into the United box. Fernandez lashes high and hard into the side netting, and the flag goes up correctly for offside anyway.
3 min: Rico dances his way down the inside-left channel and nearly breaks into the United box. He overruns the ball, allowing Lindelof to shepherd it out for a goal kick. United haven’t had much of a sniff yet.
1 min: A brisk start for the hosts, as Marin makes good down the left. He’s got a lot of time and space in which to work, so United are relieved to see the youngster hoick carelessly out for a goal kick.
United get the ball rolling. Sociedad have lost two of their last three matches, while United are unbeaten in eight. That should give Erik ten Hag’s men hope as they chase the two-goal victory they need for top spot, La Real’s much healthier goal difference the sticking point.
The teams are out! La Real and United emerge from the tunnel to a sodden Anoeta, the heavens having been open for most of the afternoon in San Sebastian. The hosts play in their blue and white stripes, while United sport third-choice highlighter green. We’ll be off in a couple of minutes!
Erik ten Hag speaks to BT Sport. “We have to cover more games. Marcus Rashford had an injury a couple of weeks ago, and with so many games coming, he is important for us. We have to keep him going and in this form, and fresh. Donny van de Beek is back. We have some problems in the front line, and this is his moment. He has to take this moment. I know he can do it from the number ten position, playing between the lines, cutting behind, a good counter press, so I want to see it. Victor Lindelof has a really good combination with Lisandro Martinez, he dropped out for one game through illness and now he is back. We know what to do tonight. We have to bring tempo, and have a plan. We have an idea with Marcus Rashford at the end of the game, how to deal with that.”
Manchester United make three changes to the XI selected to start the 1-0 win over West Ham on Sunday. Victor Lindelof, Donny van de Beek and Alejandro Garnacho replace Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Elanga, all of whom drop to the bench.
Real Sociedad name a vastly different starting line-up to the one selected at Old Trafford back in September. Robin Le Normand, Diego Rico, Pablo Marín, Alexander Sørloth and Carlos Fernández are in; Aihen Muñoz, Takefusa Kubo, Umar Sadiq, Aritz Elustondo and former Manchester City man David Silva are not.
The teams
Real Sociedad: Remiro, Gorosabel, Le Normand, Pacheco, Rico, Mendez, Zubimendi, Merino, Marin, Sorloth, Carlos Fernandez.
Subs: Sola, Illarramendi, Zubeldia, Elustondo, Zubiaurre, Guevara, Navarro, Turrientes, Gonzalez, Marrero, Karrikaburu, Magunacelaya.
Manchester United: de Gea, Dalot, Lindelof, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes, van de Beek, Garnacho, Ronaldo.
Subs: Maguire, Rashford, Malacia, Fred, Pellistri, Wan-Bissaka, Dubravka, Elanga, McTominay, Shoretire, Vitek, Iqbal.
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria).
Preamble
Last week, Manchester United did this …
… which means they’ve qualified for the knockout-round play-offs of the Europa League at the very least. But if they want to get straight through to the last 16, and avoid a knockout tie with a team freshly cashiered from the Champions League, they have to win in San Sebastian tonight … and beat Real Sociedad by two clear goals. Kick-off is at 5.45pm GMT. It’s on!