Sheriff vs Man United

Welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of today's Europa League match between Sheriff Tiraspol and Manchester United in Moldova.

VAR agrees with the referee that it was fair shoulder-to-shoulder contact. •50m ago •45m ago Martinez brings Ouattara down about 25 yards from goal, and Sheriff have a dangerous free kick. •40m ago •38m ago •36m ago He fires a shot but it blazes over the crossbar. •35m ago •31m ago •28m ago •24m ago

Manchester United picked up their first points of the Europa League season with a 2-0 win over Sheriff in Moldova on Thursday. Having lost their opening ...

On the one occasion he really stretched into the space behind the Sheriff defense he blazed high and wide, though Radeljic might have got a feint touch to put him off his stride. Sancho has only a few weeks to convince Southgate that he is doing enough to go to Qatar but if this is the baseline of performances, he still has a shot. Cedric Badolo and Mouhamed Diop looked solid in possession in the engine room whilst Iyayi Atiemwen, who had scored in the 3-0 win at Omonia on Matchday 1, was not afraid to shoot his shot. It would be hard enough for last year's team to simply repeat the tricks that saw them surprise so many on the European stage but then this was not even that version of Sheriff. After a season where his starting position seemed to change as often as the man in the Old Trafford dugout, Sancho seems settled at last. Manchester United picked up their first points of the Europa League season with a 2-0 win over Sheriff in Moldova on Thursday.

Man United play FC Sheriff in the Europa League tonight and we'll bring you live updates from Moldova in this dedicated blog.

Every goal counts and he needed to get off the mark. They have looked very comfortable since the goal and Ronaldo needed that. He brings some much-needed balance to the midfield and he's a real classy operator. A lovely bit of build-up play from United sparked by Christian Eriksen saw the Dane give the ball to Sancho, who showed great skill and composure to create space and slot home. Overall, United have performed efficiently and proactively. Manchester United travelled to Moldova to face Sheriff in the Europa League on Thursday, with Erik ten Hag's men looking to pick up three points after being defeated 1-0 by Real Sociedad last week. His name received the loudest cheer of all before kick-off by the 8,800-strong crowd. But for injury to Marcus Rashford, Ronaldo might not have even been starting in the Zimbru Stadium. [Read the full ratings here.](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester-united-player-ratings-sheriff-25029131) The ball had fallen to Ronaldo and that would have been a chance. [Read the full article here.](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-sancho-goal-celebration-25031056) [Read the full article here.](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/man-united-goals-sheriff-tiraspol-25029200)