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Evening all and welcome to Manchester United (0) - (0) Sevilla!

Champions League / Last 16
Old Trafford / 13.03.2018
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Kevin Coulson

Updated 13/03/2018 at 21:38 GMT


19:18
Quite right.
19:16
His injury was ill-timed, though he might have lost his place anyway given his contribution against Chelsea - a brilliant assist, then nothing until a sulky trudge off to be subbed when time was of the essence with the game to be won. I'm not sure he'll be at United in a couple of years.
19:14
That said, Sevilla are the kind of team United should look to blow away in the first half, not pick off in gradual manner.
19:12
Sevilla, meanwhile bring Kjaer in for the injured Navas, Mercado moving to right-back. I'd expect them to have plenty of the ball tonight, with United looking to sit deep and handlle them on the break - hence Lingard playing ahead of Mata, though Mata's passing can be handy in such circumstances. Lingard, though, also links well with Rashford.
19:11
19:07
So Pogba isn't included - I'm not sure if that's a fitness issue. The other change from the weekend is Lingard for Mata - assuming Rashford has nailed down the left-win spot, we'll see whether he or Sanchez play in behind. I'd go for Lingard there, as he's been great there this season, while right-wing is where United have a space, so Sanchez should look to fill it. Frankly, it was odd Mourinho didn't put him there immediately, preferring to relocate Martial instead.
19:07
19:06
19:04
Excuse me - Mourinho is being interviewed, so let's do that first. He isn't sure it's the biggest match of the season, having heard so much before United played Liverpool - but if not for the fans, for the players. He explains his selection as being to help get the most out of his players, but doesn't specify what the blithering expletive he thinks he's doing preferring Fellaini to Pogba. He also says that Sevilla will be in the tie until the end.
19:02
Right then, some teams.
18:40
In football, things can change very quickly. In the first leg of this tie, United were absolutely revolting - not for this first time this season - sitting off Sevilla and terrified of Ever Banega when, if they'd simply have played a game of football, they'd probably have won. Then, a few days later, they played just as disgustingly to find themselves one-nil down at home to Chelsea and a few days after that were even worse is going two goals down to Crystal Palace. But on both occasions they found a way to win, beat Liverpool from the front, and suddenly, thanks to the unlikely growth of a backbone, have momentum. If they can keep it going tonight, that should be enough to see them into the last eight.