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Europa League: Rashford strike re-insure Manchester United’s quarter-final slot

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Europa League: Rashford strike re-insure Manchester United’s quarter-final slot




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Marcus Rashford is congratulated by his Manchester United team-mates

Marcus Rashford’s strike earned Manchester United a 1-0 win at Real Betis and a straightforward route into the Europa League quarter-finals as they advanced 5-1 on aggregate.

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Erik ten Hag’s side did the hard work last week in a crushing 4-1 victory, leaving Betis with a huge mountain to climb in Thursday’s second leg at Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Betis edged a first half in which both sides hit the woodwork, but Rashford’s 27th goal of the campaign completely killed off the tie shortly after the break.

With their slim hopes punctured, LaLiga’s fifth-placed side offered little in response as United comfortably booked their place in the last eight

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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