The Red Devils defender needed extra energy during the 1-0 win over Rostov, and was passed the fruit by manager Jose Mourinho Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Rostov at Old Trafford was far from the most entertaining game ever seen in the Europa League, but one moment stood out for fans at the ground and watching at home. With less than 20 minutes remaining, manager Jose Mourinho handed a banana to Ashley Young to pass to Marcos Rojo – who ate it on the pitch. The unusual eating habits of the Argentine defender got Twitter very excited, with one fan praising Rojo’s laddishness! Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi…

Wayne Rooney wrote himself into the history books while Hapoel Be’er Sheva completed a stunning fightback versus Inter on a thrilling Thursday night of UEL action Matchday Five saw nine teams seal their progression from the UEFA Europa League group stage on a night that brought high drama across the continent, most notably with a couple of five-goal thrillers that saw two unsuspecting Italian sides left shell-shocked. PRIDE OF THE UNDERDOG: HAPOEL BE’ER SHEVA Hapoel are making their UEFA group stage debut while Inter have now played more UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League games than any other club (179). 2-0 up and cruising at the break, Inter were on course…

The English striker offers more to the collective team effort at Old Trafford than the Swedish talisman and is ‘here to stay’ Manchester United would score more goals as a team with Marcus Rashford than they would with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, according to Michael Owen. Rashford’s free kick was the difference for the Red Devils on Thursday as they boosted their chances of reaching the Europa League final with a slender away win over Celta Vigo. Rash the new king for Man Utd Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win…

The French were left stunned by the scale of the trouble supporters of the Red Devils brought to their shores the last time they were in Saint-Etienne COMMENT It was September 14, 1977 when the English disease truly crossed the Channel. Gone were the black stains of industry on the playing surface of Saint-Etienne’s Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, replaced by the red of blood as Manchester United supporters imported hooliganism for the first time to France. RUMOURS: Rooney to quit Man Utd This was the golden era of Les Verts, when they were the giants of French football and stood among the very best in Europe. Little more than a year prior, they…

The defending champions will likely have no issue advancing past the opening round, but tougher opponents await following Group F play Even before the World Cup draw, we knew that the U.S. women’s national team was a near certainty to get out of its group. Saturday’s draw in Paris only confirmed that notion, with Jill Ellis’ side given a spot in cushy Group F alongside Sweden, Thailand and Chile. Advancement from the group stage, of course, is hardly the goal for the defending World Cup champions and the side currently ranked first in FIFA’s world rankings. Beyond the group lies potential pitfalls for the U.S., who are looking to become…

The Belgian club have a legacy of producing fine talent, but now they have an unlikely chance of glory EXCLUSIVE Genk are famously the club that produced some of Belgium’s biggest stars including Kevin De Bruyne, Thibaut Courtois, Yannick Carrasco and Divock Origi, but they have managed to remain competitive despite these major player sales.  This season they’ve reached a Europa League quarter-final with Celta Vigo despite selling 19-year-old Leon Bailey and 20-year-old Wilfred Ndidi in January for a combined £26.5 million.  Dybala to sign new Juventus deal Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress…

The Premier League side defeated Celta Vigo to advance to the showpiece event for the first time in the competition’s 46-year history Manchester United advanced to the Europa League final for the first time since the competition began in 1971. Bailly out of Europa League final Jose Mourinho’s side held off Celta Vigo in the semi-final to move on to the final, where they will face Ajax on May 24 in Stockholm. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool…

The England captain has been the centre of attention after being photographed intoxicated, but his Manchester United team-mate has offered his support Zlatan Ibrahimovic has slammed the media for showing “a lack of respect” to Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney after he was photographed intoxicated on international duty. Rooney was snapped looking worse for wear as he reportedly crashed a wedding at England’s team hotel in Hertfordshire between the recent international matches against Scotland and Spain. RUMOURS: Rooney to lose captaincy Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win…

The Swedish striker has announced his decision to remain with his current club amidst speculation about his future Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed that he is staying in the MLS with LA Galaxy. There was a great deal of speculation surrounding the star striker’s future, with strong links to former club AC Milan until they ruled out a deal last week. However, it seems the mercurial forward is set for another season in Los Angeles following his typically dramatic announcement via a social media post. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro…

Both club and country will be without the midfielder in their upcoming matches after he suffered a hamstring injury in Manchester United’s 1-0 win Paul Pogba will miss Manchester United’s Premier League match against Middlesbrough on Sunday and withdraw from the France squad due to the hamstring injury he suffered against Rostov. United manager Jose Mourinho confirmed Pogba will be sidelined after having to be replaced two minutes into the second half of Thursday’s Europa League victory over the Russians. Mou: I would never have sold Di Maria Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea…