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Solskjaer masterclass, Ronaldo brilliance and Rashford bravery - Manchester United’s most iconic knockout games in Europe
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With another European quarter-final right around the corner, Manchester United continue the charge to add more silverware to their trophy cabinet this season.
United fans will be hoping their side can replicate their Europa League journey of six years ago, in which they dismantled Erik ten Hag’s former club Ajax in the final.
The Old Trafford faithful are no strangers to some remarkable games under the lights in European competition. With that in mind, here are some of the most memorable European knockout games Manchester United have triumphed in.
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Four days before the clash with Italian side Roma, United produced an impressive 4-1 thumping over Blackburn in the league, despite going 1-0 behind. However, they would need to pull off a similar feat as they fell to a 2-1 defeat in the first leg in Rome.
The Reds needed a strong performance in the second leg, something which they delivered on in bucketloads. Four goals in the first half completely turned the fixture on its head.
The goalscoring did not stop there, with Ronaldo getting his second of the game just four minutes after the restart. After a long-range finish in the first half, Carrick outdid his previous attempt with an even better pin-point strike to make it 6.
Daniele De Rossi would pull one back for Roma, before Patrice Evra wrapped the game up at 7-1. This dismantling of Roma demonstrated the United’s depth of goalscoring ability and dominance over a high-quality European team.
Going back 50 years from victory against Roma, Manchester United participated in their first European Cup. They came up against Spanish champions Athletic Bilbao in what would become a
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