Manchester United are into the quarter-finals of the Europa League after a 1-0 win over Real Betis on Thursday night added to the 4-1 aggregate lead from last week at Old Trafford.
Marcus Rashford’s 27th goal of the season in the second half made the difference on the night.
Knowing the uphill task that lay ahead of them after the first leg, Betis started like a team who genuinely believed they could pull off an aggregate comeback. At the very least, that made it a much more entertaining game over the course of the first hour than most would have been expecting even if any real or incisive…
