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9 mins: Oh. Tyrell Malacia lunges in after Man Utd find themselves stretched.

Florin Tanase beats the left-back to a loose ball and is clattered by the follow through.

The FCSB attacker needs a touch of treatment but will be okay to play on.

Wow! The free kick is lofted into the box and drops perfectly for Mihai Popescu. The defender pokes out a foot and turns the ball wide of the post.

6 mins: There are 50,000 fans inside the stadium with this match being billed as the biggest one for Romania this season.

There’s an excited hum reverberating around the ground and United’s near-constant possession isn’t dimming the spirits of the home fans.

An early free kick from Christian Eriksen is delivered onto the head of Matthijs de Ligt who nods it wide.

3 mins: United have started strongly and are moving the ball nicely.

Bruno Fernandes has taken up the position alongside Toby Collyer as a holding midfielder with Kobbie Mainoo pushed further up.

Bruno Fernandes kicks off the match and sends the ball to Altay Bayindir.

The goalkeeper boots the ball forward and United recover it.

The hosts push out quickly and force United to retreat.

It’s a big night for Manchester United. There’s very little pressure on them as they will, at the very least, secure a play-off place for the next round.

The real prize is an automatic berth in the last-16 and a crucial two weeks in February for Ruben Amorim to train with his players without the need to play European games.

The players make their way out onto the pitch. Kick off is up next…

Against Rangers last time out, Bruno Fernandes become just the second player to score 10+ goals in the Uefa Cup/Europa League for Manchester United,

The other player to do so is Marcus Rashford (14).

Since losing 2-1 at Astana in November 2019, Manchester United have not lost any of their last six away Europa League group stage matches.

They’ve won four and drawn two in that run.

While Garnacho’s destination is still to be determined, amid interest from Chelsea and Napoli, Tel is understood to favour Old Trafford out of a range of potential options that includes Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham.

“We are facing very difficult opponents and we need to play at our best.

“Manchester United are one of the biggest teams in the world with great players. I consider this the most important match of my career so far and we will do everything to win.

“The squad are in good shape, motivated and fuelled by the fact we are here, playing at this level and with a real chance to go further in this competition.”

That is a question being asked of Ruben Amorim who says that Rashford needs to give his maximum to earn his place back.

Amorim said: “Again, the situation is the same as with every player. Last time, I talked about him. In the last game, my sentence was that I will not put any player in who won’t give the maximum.

“I didn’t say I would not put Marcus Rashford in. It’s the same situation. When I feel it’s the right moment, I will put any player in to play again.

“We are a better team with Marcus Rashford. That is clear. he is a big talent but, until the right moment, I will not change my mind.

“That is all. Always the same answer.”