Saint-Etienne vs Manchester United Live Score and Commentary, UEFA Europa League 2016-17

FULL TIME. UNITED THROUGH 4-0

94' The corner is punched clear, and Jorginho hammers it back, but the Argentine saves again

93' Monnet-Paquet wins a corner, can their team give these fans the goal that they deserve?

91' Love the Saint-Etienne crowd, though. They have sing their hearts out for the full ninety, but their team just haven't been good enough to trouble Manchester United.

90' Three minutes added on. The ref wants to continue officiating for a mite longer - that's the only explanation I've got.

89' Young curls one into the box, and the ball is met by Rashford - but his touch is too heavy, and the ball rolls out of play.

88' Pajot trips up Smalling, and the pressure St.Etienne was building up is released like someone pricked a balloon.

86' Florentin Pogba has a whip into the box. It flies over everyone's heads. He's not had a good game. Very few in green have.

84' Pogba tees up Bastian, and the German tries to whip into the far corner... but it's got too much behind it and the ball flies well wide.

83' This really is routine now for United. Fergie's sat in the stands nodding in approval

80' Fellaini resumes normal service and bundles Pajot over. They take the freekick quickly, but Hamouma's strayed offside, so that's that.

79' Fellaini runs at the St. Etienne defence... no, no I have not lost it. And yes it's the same Fellaini... before he plays in Zlatan. The Swede ought to pass it to Pogba, but he is a bit too selfish and Perrin has him covered.

78' At the other end, the tireless Hamouma has a pop. It's not a very good pop.

76' Zlatan runs at goal after another one of Pogba's cheeky little chips but the Swede's shot is horribly wide.

75' Bastian releases Rashford with a superb ball, but the Englishman can't control it. Zlatan plays him in again, and the young lad forces a great save off Ruffier! The corner comes to nothing as Pogba pushes Perrin to the ground. At least he din't dab.

74' United win successive corners - Young swings in, Pogba heads it away from goal, but Monnet-Paquet unnecessarily concedes the second corner. Blind's hopeless delivery saves him the blushes.

72' The home team try to give their fans something in return, and win a corner, but nothing comes off it - story of the tie for the Frenchman.

71' Can the ref blow the whistle already? Apart from the forty odd thousand St. Etienne fans packed into the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, no one is enjoying this.

70' St. Etienne win a freekick just outside the box, that Hamouma slams straight at Bastian.

68' Rashford plays in Blind and the Dutchman has United 2 v 1 as Perrin and Ibra are up for company. His cross though is straight at Perrin! Zlatan mouths expletives in every language he knows, probably has a heavier dosage of Dutch (from his Ajax days) for Blind's benefit.

67' Vertout is taken off for the more attacking Lemoine

66' The red crd seems to have perked up St. Etienne.... but Paul Pogba has a calm head, and does excellently to win a foul and calm everything down

63' Vertout packs a mean punch, but his hit is straight at Bastian (yeah, I am not typing that last name over and over, ok).. Hamouma cuts in and tries to curl it with his left, but it's straight at Romero

On watching the replays, that's rather hash. Mata is taken off, as Rojo comes in to plug the hole in the middle of the defence.

62' RED CARD FOR ERIC BAILLY!! The Ivorian has only himself to blame, as he goes through the back of Hamouma.

61' Bastian Schweinsteiger marches on for Michael Carrick, who had looked unusually docile tonight.

60' Bailly gets a yellow for a rash tackle on Monnet-Paquet. The set-piece delivery is not up to the mark.

59' Poor Ol' Beric is taken off (he got maybe two passes in this hour) and Roux comes on. Meanwhile, on the pitch, Paul Pogba hammers it at goal, but its well saved by Ruffier

58' But then Barcelona never had Fellaini, had they? Mata slips in the big Belgian with a lovely little ball, which he promptly slams into the side netting. Decent chance, that, truth be told.

57' Pogba and Zlatan try a fifty yard one-two, but Zlatan's return is too far away from the Frenchman and the move peters out. United have the ball back though, and they go about passing the ball like they are Barcelona or something.

56' Hamouma takes, Hamouma slips, Hamouma wafts it harmlessly wide.

55' Bailly concedes a freekick in around about the position that Zlatan scored from in the first leg. Hamouma stands over, as does Pogba senior.

53' Malcuit lifts a hopeful ball deep, but Monnet-Paquet's header is well wide. Jorginho jogs on for Saivet as the home side make their first sub.

51' Hamouma and Beric try a one-two, but neither are on the same page as the other and the move breaks down.

49' Rashford burns Malcuit down the left but the French full back has the pace to recover, and the poise to put in a good recovery tackle. The corner is comfortably handled by Ruffier

48' Hamouma wins the corner off Rashford, not the easiest of tasks to outpace that kid, but the corner comes to nothing.

47' Rashford almost makes it five, but Loic Perrin gets to the ball in the nick of time and nips the danger in the bud.

46' You have to admire the home side support, though. 4-0 down, and yet they are singing their hearts out.

PEEP! We're off again!

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UFF!! Valencia are leading Real Madrid 2-0. INSIDE THE FIRST TEN MINUTES!

PEEP! PEEEEEEEEP!

Halftime: Manchester United 1 (4) - 0 (0) St. Etienne

This game really is over, unless the hosts can pull the proverbial rabbit out of the hat.

46' One minute added on. Nothing happens in that minute.

44' Mata tries to play in Zlatan, but Perrin is up to the task and intercepts. He then picks out Monnet-Paquet, but Young holds him off well.

43' Monnet-Paquet is released by a great Saivet ball! Romero comes off his line, and just gets to the ball ahead of the left winger! Excellent keeping from the Argentine, and then Bailly is there to mop things up

42' Malcuit cuts in and tries to play a smart little ball to Hamouma, but Smalling has the crafty winger covered and he intercepts easily.

39' OW!! Rashford breaks forward at pace, and cuts the ball back to Zlatan. The Swede hammers the ball with incredible power, but it's too high!

39' Florentin Pogba runs down the left fflank before crossing to Perrin, but the Skipper's header is straight at Romero! That would have been a goal, if only he had headed it a foot either side of the Argentine.

37' Zlatan and Pogba try another one of their chip and go's but Zlatan's chip catches Pogba's run just offside.

35' Paul Pogba picks out Zlatan Ibrahimovic with another long ping - the telepathic connection they share is something amazing! Guess all that joking around on social media is just the tip of the iceberg, eh?

Saint-Etienne vs Manchester United Live Score and Commentary, UEFA Europa League 2016-17

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