SAINT-ETIENNE, France -- Three quick thoughts from the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard as Man United cruised to a 1-0 victory (4-0 on aggregate) over Saint-Etienne in the Europa League round of 32.
1. Man United cruise but lose Mkhitaryan
Manchester United go into Friday's last-16 draw of the Europa League after a 1-0 victory in St Etienne's raucous Stade Geoffroy-Guichard sent Jose Mourinho's side through 4-0 on aggregate.
Once the smoke from flares and the smell of sulphur had dissipated at the start of the game, in an atmosphere as hot as Manchester United's white away kits, Henrikh Mkhitaryan's 16th minute goal ended the dreams of even the most optimistic among the massed banks of green.