Man Utd ease into last 32, Celtic down Lazio to progress

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Teenager Mason Greenwood scored as Manchester United cruised into the Europa League last 32 with a 3-0 win over Partizan Belgrade at Old Trafford on Thursday, while Celtic stunned Lazio with a last-gasp goal in Rome to progress.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United knew that a third victory in four Group L games would be enough to send them through.
The 18-year-old Greenwood broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute with a cool finish to score his third goal of the season and second in this competition.
Anthony Martial doubled the advantage after the half-hour mark with a brilliant individual goal, before Marcus Rashford lashed home the third four minutes after the interval.
The comfortable victory saw United bounce back after a 1-0 loss at Bournemouth last weekend had ended a three-game winning run.
"I think it was a good performance but there are things we can improve on," Rashford told BT Sport.
"We managed to score three goals but it could have been a lot more."
"It's too early to say how far we can go in this competition but we can be a difficult opponent for anyone."
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"We all felt maybe it was going to be one of those nights," said Wolves skipper Conor Coady. "This win was important. We did our jobs well."
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First Published: Nov 08 2019 | 9:30 AM IST