Mikel Oyarzabal ’s penalty cancelled out Joshua Zirkzee ’s opener as Real Sociedad and Manchester United played out a 1-1 draw in the Europa League. The two teams will head to Old Trafford next week for the second leg of this last-16 tie knowing that victory will take them into the quarter-final.

United are undefeated in their last nine games in the Europa League with their last longer unbeaten streak coming between September 2022 and April 2023 when they went10 games without a defeat

Andy Cole has backed Wayne Rooney in claiming Manchester United is no longer an attractive option for elite players. Rooney recently said he would not sign for United today despite being the club’s all-time record goalscorer after a wonderful 13-year spell with the Old Trafford club.