St Etienne vs Manchester United as it happened: Henrikh Mkhitaryan goal enough for second leg win

Re-live updates from the Europa League last-32 second leg at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Manchester United’s Europa League campaign continues in France with a last-32 second leg at Saint-Etienne.

Jose Mourinho’s side lead 3-0 on aggregate, courtesy of a Zlatan Ibrahimovic hat-trick in last week’s first leg at Old Trafford.

Wayne Rooney is one of three players left at home for this trip, with Luke Shaw and Matteo Darmian also omitted from Mourinho’s 20-man squad.

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What time is kick-off?

The match will kick off at 5.00pm on Wednesday 22 February.

Where can I watch it?

It will be shown live on BT Sport 3, with coverage starting at 4.30pm.

It’s a big game for…

Marcus Rashford: It’s almost a year to the day since the youngster broke into United’s first-team with that hat-trick against Midtjylland at the same stage of this competition.

Rashford’s progression has slowed somewhat, but following suggestions that Mourinho sees him as Ibrahimovic’s long-term replacement and a goal against Blackburn, he will enter this fixture confident.

Remember when…

These two sides previously met in the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1977. The leg in Saint-Etienne is remembered for violence in the stands, which was so bad, the return leg had to be played 400km away from Old Trafford, at Plymouth’s Home Park.

Past three-meetings

Manchester United 3 Saint-Etienne 0
​Europa League, February 2017

Manchester United 2 Saint-Etienne 0
Cup Winners’ Cup, October 1977

Saint-Etienne 1 Manchester United 1
Cup Winners’ Cup, September 1977

Form guide

Saint-Etienne: WLWLL

Manchester United: DWWWW

Odds

Provided by 888.com

Saint-Etienne: 47/20

Manchester United: 11/9

Draw: 9/4

[22 February 2017 18:17 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

58 mins: Oh, United! Fellaini breaks with it down the left and has Ibrahimovic running unmarked to his right. Square it, and it's 2-0. Instead the Belgian shoots from an acute angle and thumps the ball into the side-netting. 

Ibrahimovic is still glaring at him.

Beric is meanwhile withdrawn for Roux. And in the stands, the French fans are still having a merry old time.

[22 February 2017 18:18 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

60 mins: Hamouma breaks into some space down the left, Bailly promptly hacks him down. He's booked and will now miss the first-leg of United's Round of 16 tie. 

[22 February 2017 18:19 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

61 mins: Mourinho makes his second substitution. Bastian Schweinsteiger replaces Michael Carrick. 

[22 February 2017 18:20 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

RED CARD: Eric Bailly has been sent off!

[22 February 2017 18:22 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

63 mins: That's rather harsh. Just three minutes after he's (rightfully) booked for hacking down Hamouma, Bailly collides with the same player. He's fractionally late as he steps across the winger, but Hamouma makes the most of it, and the defender is unlucky to get his marching orders.

Mourinho responds with a defensive sub. Mata makes way for Rojo.

[22 February 2017 18:23 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

64 mins: Hamouma has been very busy this half. He cuts inside and belts a shot at Romero's near post, but the keeper gets down in time to save. 

[22 February 2017 18:24 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

[22 February 2017 18:26 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

67 mins: Saint-Étienne sub: Lemoine replaces Veretout in the centre of midfield. 

[22 February 2017 18:27 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

69 mins: Ibrahimovic is not happy! This time it's Blind who scampers into the box with Zlatan unmarked in the middle, but the Dutchman's cut-back isn't particularly well-placed, with Perrin getting a leg to it and flicking it out of the forward's path.

Needless to say, Zlatan is less than impressed with the profligacy of his team-mate.

[22 February 2017 18:29 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

71 mins: Why do Saint-Étienne continue to allow Hamouma to take their set-pieces?! The winger has just wasted another free-kick in a good position, blasting it mindlessly into the wall.