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Manchester United vs Zorya as it happened: Zlatan Ibrahimovic spares Jose Mourinho's blushes

Follow live coverage of Thursday's clash at Old Trafford

Samuel Lovett
Thursday 29 September 2016 15:28 BST
Ibrahimovic headed home at the far post
Ibrahimovic headed home at the far post (Getty)

Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Thursday’s Europa League clash between Manchester United and Zorya Luhansk.

Manchester United vs Zorya Luhansk

Kick-off: 8.05pm

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Thursday's Europa League fixtures

6.00pm kick-offs

Gabala vs Mainz

Astana vs Young Boys

Zurich vs Osmanlispor

Schallke 04 vs Red Bull

Hapoe Be'er Sheva vs Southampton

Liberec vs PAOK

Fiorentina vs Qarabag

Steaua Bucharest vs Villarreal

Krasnador vs Nice

Ajax vs Standard Liege

Gent vs Konyaspor

Shakhtar vs Braga

Celta Vigo vs Panathinaikos

Sparta Prague vs Internazionale

8.05pm kick-offs

Genk vs Sassuolo

Manchester United vs Zorya Luhansk

Olympiakos vs Apoel Nicosia

Saint-Etienne vs Anderlecht

Dundalk vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv

Fenerbahce vs Feyenoord

Athletic Bilbao vs Rapid Wien

Austria Wien vs Viktoria Plzen

Roma vs Astra Giurgiu

Zenit vs AZ Alkmaar

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77 min: Smalling tries to kick-start a United attack as he surges towards the halfway line and attempts to pick out Young ahead of him with a low-driven pass. He fails to spot a lurking Grechyshkin, however, who steps in to nick possession.

Samuel Lovett29 September 2016 21:38
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78 min: Fellaini concedes a free-kick just a couple of yards out from United's box but, luckily for him, it's curled up and over the home side's cross bar. 

Samuel Lovett29 September 2016 21:40

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