Manchester United held by Real Sociedad but coast into last 16

Manchester United were in control of this tie as soon as last week’s opening leg finished 4-0 in their favour. To Real Sociedad’s credit they came to play this evening and Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s side did an efficient job of containing the Spaniards – and thus can be happy with a clean sheet and the knowledge they are safely into Friday’s last-16 draw.

Whoever United are paired with will hardly relish facing them and with Shola Shoretire on for the last 15 minutes where he joined Amad Diallo, who is a year older, there is a freshness about Solskjær’s ever-evolving squad that augurs well. At 17 years and 23 days Shoretire became United’s youngest ever footballer in continental competition, lowering Norman Whiteside’s previous record of 17 years and 108 days, which was set in 1983.

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