By Goal.com News on Wednesday, 05 August 2020
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LIVE: Manchester United vs LASK

16' LASK enjoy a short spell in United's half as Raguz plays a pass to no one in particular. The visitors get another opportunity shortly after as Michorl scoops over from outside the box.

14' Williams slides the ball down the line for James who's quick but not that quick. It rolls out of play for a LASK goal-kick.

12' Man Utd have had 64% possession of the ball so far. So far so good for United, although those two LASK chances will give them pause for thought.

10' LASK almost take the lead twice! This time the corner delivery is terrific and Andrade rises to nod it against the crossbar! It rebounds to Wiesinger who drags a shot just wide of the right-hand post.

9' Michorl floats a pass to Frieser on the right edge of United's box. From it, LASK end up winning a throw, followed by their first corner of the game. It doesn't beat Fosu-Mensah. It'll be another LASK corner.

8' Andrade shields the ball from Mata but has no option but to punt it out for a throw with United players crowding him out. Man Utd understandably look confident.

6' Michorl can see that Romero's off his line and has an ambitious effort at goal from near the halfway line. Let's just say it wasn't worth it.

4' Mata races onto a fantastic crossfield pass from Lingard deep in his own half. Mata spots Ighalo running into the box but Andrade is there to intercept the pass and put it out for a corner. Maguire heads over from the corner.

2' Man Utd settle into possession early on. McTominay tries to play a ball down the line for Mata to chase but Andrade rushes over to put it out for a throw-in.

1' After a minute's silence and the players taking the knee, LASK get this game underway!

The two sides walk out onto the Old Trafford pitch. Man Utd will play in their usual red shirts and white shorts. Lask are wearing white shirts and black shorts.

Even a minor upset here is unlikely. Man Utd have played more games against Austrian sides without defeat in all European competitions than they have against teams from any other nation, scoring 22 goals and conceding just one. Can LASK surprise us all here? (Probably not.)

Solskjaer places trust in his second string to see this tie out. Man Utd's captain Maguire and Williams are the only players to start here from the United side that finished their Premier League season against Leicester ten days ago. LASK make just the one change from their last game as Frieser replaces Sabitzer.

SUBS: Nemanja Celic, Thomas Gebauer, Stefan Haudum, Markus Wostry, Christian Ramsebner, Petar Filipovic, Tobias Lawal, Valentino Muller, Thomas Sabitzer, Dominik Reiter.

LASK (3-4-3): Alexander Schlager; Philipp Wiesinger, Gernot Trauner (c), Andres Andrade; Reinhold Ranftl, James Holland, Peter Michorl, Rene Renner; Domink Frieser, Marko Raguz, Husein Balic.

SUBS: James Garner, Anthony Martial, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Bruno Fernandes, Lee Grant, Tahith Chong, Mason Greenwood, Andreas Pereira, Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba, Teden Mengi, Nemanja Matic.

MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1):  Sergio Romero; Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Eric Bailly, Harry Maguire (c), Brandon Williams; Scott McTominay, Fred; Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Daniel James; Odion Ighalo.

While Man Utd look shoo-ins to progress to the Europa League quarter-finals, likely to face Copenhagen, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will still expect a professional job from his team. If his players don't deliver, LASK could make the next 90 minutes far more uncomfortable for United than they need to be.

March feels like a long time ago now but results then make this match feel like a formality. Man Utd come into this round of 16 second leg with a commanding lead after they defeated LASK 5-0 in Austria.

Hello! Welcome to our live text commentary of this UEFA Europa League round of 16 second leg match between Manchester United and LASK at Old Trafford.

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