Europa League
Result: FC Rostov 1-1 Manchester United
Date: 09 March 2017
Venue: Olimp-2 Stadium
Henrikh Mkhitaryan was on target as Manchester United drew 1-1 with FC Rostov in the first leg of their Europa League Last 16 tie.
Mkhitaryan returned to the Red Devils line up, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic maintained his spot in the line-up as he won't feature in the FA Cup.
Jose Mourinho's charges saw a lot of the ball in the opening 20 minutes, but they struggled to carve out clear-cut chances on a very bumpy pitch.
The Red Devils eventually broke the deadlock in the 37th minute as Maroune Fellaini played in Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who in turn teed up Mkhitaryan to fire home from six-yards out.
Rostov, meanwhile, were on the back foot for most of the opening 45 minutes, and failed to mount any serious attempts as Sergio Romero's goal.
The score remained 1-0 as the sides entered the halftime break.
However, the home side leveled matters in the 53rd minute as Bukharov did well to control Kalachev's long ball, before volleying past Romero.
Mourinho responded with a change after 67 minutes as Mkhitaryan made way for Anthony Martial as they pushed a for winning goal.
The Red Devils continued to dominate as the second half continued, although Rostov did see a bit more of the ball after the 80-minute mark.
The hosts liked more likely to score in the closing stages, but they could not bypass the United defence as the score remained 1-1 at the full-time whistle.
