Partizan vs Manchester United LIVE result: Score, goals and latest updates from Europa League
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Manchester United ended their wretched 11-match winless run on the road as Anthony Martial's spot-kick secured a hard-fought victory played out to a hostile backdrop at Partizan Belgrade.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer kicked off his reign with a club record nine successive away wins, only to endure a remarkable 33-week wait stretching back to March's jaw-dropping Champions League triumph at Paris St Germain.
No longer at the continent's top table, the Europa League provided the platform for their first victory on the road since then, with United digging deep amid Partizan pressure - from both players and their unrelenting fans - as Martial's first-half penalty secured a 1-0 triumph.
It was a welcome return to winning ways at a poignant setting as Partizan Stadium hosted United's final match before the Munich air disaster on a refuelling stop on their way back from Belgrade.
Club officials paid respect to the 23 killed on the morning of a game that saw Partizan fans stream backing into a stadium after serving a two-match UEFA sanction for racist behaviour.
It led to understandable concerns of a repeat of the shameful scenes in Bulgaria last week, but this Group L encounter appeared to pass without any such behaviour as United got back to winning ways - albeit not in the most convincing fashion.
Jesse Lingard and former Rangers man Umar Sadiq hit the woodwork in quick succession during an even first half that United would snatch the lead in, with Martial converting the penalty won by the direct running of Brandon Williams.
It capped a promising display by the 19-year-old on his second senior start and fellow teenager James Garner held his own in a hostile environment, but Solskjaer's side rode their luck in Belgrade.
Savo Milosevic's men pushed throughout the second half but were just unable to level.
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Confirmed United line-up
Romero, Jones, Maguire (c), Rojo, Wan-Bissaka, Garner, McTominay, Williams; Mata; Lingard, Martial.
When is it?
Kick off at Partizan Stadium is at 5.55pm BST.
How can I watch it?
The game will be aired live on BT Sport 2, with coverage beginning at 5.30pm.
Subscribers to BT Sport can watch the game online via the BT Sport player, or on the BT Sport app.
Hello and welcome along to live coverage of Partizan Belgrade vs Manchester United! The teams are in...
Manchester United
Starting XI: Romero, Jones, Maguire (c), Rojo, Wan-Bissaka, Garner, McTominay, Williams; Mata; Lingard, Martial.
A big day for James Garner then.
Despite the malaise of Manchester United's midfield this season, Garner has until today not been called upon to step up into the first-team picture.
But with United desperate for an inspiring performance in the Europa League after a draw with AZ Alkmaar and an unconvincing win over Astana, could Garner make his name tonight?
It also appears that Ole Gunnar Solskajer has stuck with the back three system that worked so well at Liverpool.
The back three today however consists of Harry Maguire, today's captain, and Marcus Rojo, both of whom played against Klopp's men, while Phil Jones comes in for Victor Lindelof.
All and sundry have had their opinions on where Manchester United have gone wrong this season, but what sort of situation are they in now?
Luke Brown, Miguel Delaney, Mark Critchley and Lawrence Ostlere have their say on this week's Indy Football Podcast.
This is not the first time Manchester United have visited Partizan Belgrade. The two teams met in a famous European Cup semi-final in 1966, eight years after the Munich disaster, and defeat brought Sir Matt Busby to tears as he believed it was their best chance to finally win the trophy. Two years later they did it, completing one of the most remarkable stories in football history.
Here is Miguel Delaney on that fateful semi-final:
And here is Mark Critchley's story of the service that was held this morning to remember those who lost their lives in the air disaster
It appears as if Garner has always had a bright future ahead of him
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