Wayne Rooney scored goal No248 for Manchester United as José Mourinho’s side moved to within a point of the Europa League knockout stage and the captain himself to just one more strike from equalling Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time record for the club. United need only draw at Zorya in the final group match after a satisfying night was completed by Zlatan Ibrahimovic forcing a late own goal from Brad Jones, the goalkeeper deflecting his cross in, before Jesse Lingard scored in added time. Rooney can be especially pleased with his display as he also created Juan Mata’s second and gave what was his best display in a United shirt for a while.
The XI Mourinho sent out had six changes. In came Daley Blind, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Luke Shaw, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Rooney and Sergio Romero from the 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Saturday. A question was where Pogba and Rooney might operate given the selection of Mkhitaryan for what was only a second start of his United career. The answer was the captain at No10 and Pogba in central midfield, with Mkhitaryan along the left.
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