Fireworks ignited outside the closed Linzer Stadion marked the beginning of a last-16 tie that may not be completed next week due to coronavirus.
The disease is causing more and more sport to be suspended so when Manchester United will hope to seal passage to the quarter-finals is unclear. Here, though, Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s side did what was needed, turning in a professional performance, cruising to victory before the smattering of Lask fans allowed entry and whose side did pose an occasional threat despite operating on a budget roughly analogous to a League Two team.
Written by Jamie Jackson at Linzer Stadion
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/mar/12/manchester-united-thrash-lask-linz-in-front-of-empty-stands under the title “Manchester United thrash Lask in front of empty stands in Europa League”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
