Man Utd vs Sheriff Europa League result and final score tonight as Cristiano Ronaldo strikes – live

3 mins: Teenager Alejandro Garnacho is given his first start for Manchester United this evening and Erik ten Hag has spoke highly of him saying that he could provide a spark going forward.

Garnacho cuts inside from the left and lays the ball off to Casemiro. He’s encouraged to shoot but looks to feed a pass over to the right where it gets intercepted.

Cristiano Ronaldo gets the match started and United look to push up the pitch. The ball comes to Victor Lindelof and Sheriff Tiraspol drop deep to defend.

Here come the teams.

Bruno Fernandes leads out Manchester United at Old Trafford. Tonight’s match should not be too much of a problem for them but Erik ten Hag has made a bunch of changes so it may take some time for United to get into the game.

They won the reverse fixtute 2-0 and another victory will set up a showdown against Real Sociedad on the final game week.

Arsenal were well-beaten by PSV in Eindhoven on Thursday night, losing 2-0 as the Dutch side reignited the race for top spot in Group A.

Both clubs are going through to the knockout rounds but the Gunners now face a fight to be group winners and go into their final game, at home to strugglers FC Zurich, only two points clear of PSV.

Here is how the Arsenal players rated:

Cristiano Ronaldo starts for Man Utd tonight after missing the match against Chelsea and Harry Maguire is named on the bench after recovering from injury.

Manchester United are second in Group E and know that a point will ensure they make it into the next round of the competition.

However, they can still finish top but will in all likelihood need to win both of their final group fixtures starting against Sheriff tonight.

Sheriff themselves are still in with a chance of qualifying but need all three points against United to be in with a shout. This should make for an entertaining encounter at Old Trafford.

Reaction and match report from Arsenal’s defeat is still to come but the focus now moves to Old Trafford where Manchester United need a point against Sheriff Tiraspol to secure a place in the next round of the Europa League.

Here’s a reminder of the two teams;

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Dalot, Lindelof, Martinez, Malacia; Eriksen, Casemiro; Antony, Fernandes, Garnacho; Ronaldo

Sheriff XI: Koval; Guedes, Kiki, Radeljic, Kpozo; Badolo, Diop, Kyabou, Mudasiru, Rasheed; Atiemwen

That defeat is only Arsenal’s second of the season but they are still top of Group A in the Europa League with four wins from five games.

Mikel Arteta won’t be pleased with the lethargic nature of the performance though and will be working hard to get his team back on track this weekend.

90+3 mins: It hasn’t been Arsenal’s night in the Europa League. It’s a rare setback for Mikel Arteta’s men but they can have no complaints as PSV outclassed them all evening.

The homse side win but two goals having had a further three ruled out for offside. Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side can still finish top of Group A as Arsenal must wait until the final group game to see if they can hold on to first place.

Arsenal suffer their second defeat of the season.

90 mins: Three minutes of added time to play.