Good evening and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of third-placed Manchester United's penultimate Group A clash with Dutch outfit Feyenoord. Team news to follow.

Pogba goes down on the channel after a heavy challenge from Karsdorp but the referee isn't interested despite the France international's appeals for a free-kick.

The opening 15 minutes have been rather boring, if I'm honest. United are seeing plenty of the ball but haven't created a clear-cut opportunity. Feyenoord appear happy to sit back in an attempt to frustrate the hosts.

Otherwise, Pogba has made a positive start to the match and has been at the heart of every United attack thus far. Mkhitaryan has also been lively.

Pogba is robbed of possession in deep territory but the linesman saves United as the Feyenoord attack collapses.

Mkhitaryan and Rooney exchange a number of passes before the latter plays too much on a through ball, allowing Jones, another former Liverpool player, to collect.

A familiar face for Liverpool fans, Kuyt, now gives the ball away with a sloppy pass in midfield. He is getting plenty of attention from the home supporters every time he touches the ball.

A badly mis-placed pass from Mata aimed for Pogba draws cheers from the visiting supporters who are making all of the noise in the opening stages.

Carrick is proving effective in the middle of the park as he wins the ball back for United who launch another attack. The ball is played to Pogba who tries a pop at goal but he's off balance and the shot is sent high into the stands.

OVER! Bright start from United. Valencia whips a cross into the penalty area, finding the head of Pogba but the French star can't find the target. It was a chance.

KICK-OFF! United get us underway at a lively Old Trafford.

Southampton have been defeated by Sparta Prague meaning the Saints need at least a draw in their final Group K game to seal a place in the latter stages of the competition.

FIVE MINUTES UNTIL KICK-OFF! Remember, United must not lose tonight or they will crash out of the Europa League. Surely they'll avoid defeat?

Who knows. This has been a bizarre year...

Their last defeat at home in a European competition proved to be in Sir Alex Ferguson's final season...

The away fans are in buoyant mood this evening...

United endured a frustration afternoon when they were pegged back late at home to Arsenal on Sunday. But tonight his side have a chance to put their recent form behind them and give the players a much needed confidence boost for their Premier League clash with the Hammers at the weekend.

“Feyenoord is a game that has become knockout because we need four points to qualify, which is one victory and one draw – this means we will pay for a defeat,” Mourinho told MUTV.

“I want to give the team the best chance to win the match, so I select a strong team. We want to secure qualification to the knockout stages in 2017, but obviously I will need to rest players in order to keep them fresh for the next two matches against West Ham.

"It was not a good game for us against Feyenoord [in September], but now we’re playing at home, we want to win – we have to win." – Matteo Darmian, speaking to MUTV.

It's not the Champions League, but there's certainly a big-game feel about tonight's match at Old Trafford. United's form has been poor and Jose Mourinho will need his players to be at their best to overcome a Feyenoord side that has won 11 of their first 12 games this season – one of which was against the Red Devils.

CRUNCH TIME: United sit third in Group A, having been beaten by tonight's opponents already as well as Fenerbahce.

A victory would send the Red Devils about second-placed Feyenoord but on the other hand, a defeat would send them out of the competition.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan STARTS! The midfielder has made only one appearance since his full debut against Manchester City in September.

Meanwhile, Wayne Rooney also features from the start, playing behind striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Luke Shaw plays his first match for the first time in a fortnight.

MAN UTD: Romero; Valencia, Jones, Blind, Shaw; Carrick, Pogba; Mata, Rooney, Mkhitaryan; Ibrahimovic. Subs: De Gea, Rojo, Fellaini, Herrera, Lingard, Memphis, Rashford.

FEYENOORD: Jones; Karsdorp, Dammers, Van der Heijden, Nelom; Tapia, Kuyt, Vilhena; Toornstra, Jorgensen, Elia. Subs: Nieuwkoop, Vejinovic, Basacikoglu, Woudenberg, Berghuis, Kramer, Hansson.