MU 1:0 Lille

Much like the performances against Fulham and Liverpool in the league, United were far from their best against Lille in this Champions League second leg tie at Old Trafford on Wednesday, but once again the Reds got the required result.

It took a show of Cristiano Ronaldo’s blistering pace and a well-placed header from Henrik Larsson, the perfect goodbye to Old Trafford, to separate the two teams and give United the win.

Lille offered very little in the way of an attacking threat and in truth United’s performance rarely rose above the minimum requirements to reach the Champions League last eight for the first time since 2002/03..... Full report

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