Man Utd 1 - 0 Roma

9 mins: Goal! This is a wonderful goal from Manchester United. Paul Scholes spoke in the build-up of the joy that Paul Pogba could get on the left wing and he’s been proven right. Pogba picks up the ball out wide and turns. He darts past three Roma defenders as he cuts inside and then spots Edinson Cavani on the edge of the box. The pass comes to him and Cavani flicks the ball into the left side of the area where Bruno Fernandes makes the run in behind. He controls the ball, looks up and then slots it into the far bottom corner. Lovely finish.

Man Utd 0 - 0 Roma

5 mins: Nope, he can’t go on. Veretout tries to continue but an attempted sprint confirms that his hamstring is gone. On comes Gonzalo Villar to replace him, he wouldn’t have been expecting to get involved so early on. Big blow for Roma this one.

Man Utd 0 - 0 Roma

3 mins: Jordan Veretout sprints past Luke Shaw to win a poor clearance from Victor Lindelof. Shaw gets back to cover but Veretout stops, puts the ball out of play and pulls up holding his hamstring. He might not be able to continue.

Man Utd 0 - 0 Roma

Kick off: Roma get the game started and attempt to run the ball down the right wing but Fred wins a tackle showing Manchester United’s intent early on.

Harry Maguire leads out Manchester United as the teams come out onto the pitch. Luke Shaw spoke in the build-up saying that it will be a disappointing season if the Red Devils don’t win this competition this year. They’ll first have to get past Roma who have won five of their six away games in the Europa League this campaign.

Since making his debut in the competition in February 2018, Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes has been directly involved in more goals in the Europa League than any other player with 26 (17 goals and nine assists).

Roma striker Edin Dzeko has scored five goals in four previous games against Manchester United at Old Trafford, including a double in each of his last two there while playing for Manchester City in October 2011 and March 2014.

Roma have won all five of their games after the group stages in the Europa League this season - they last won more in a single Uefa Cup/Europa League campaign in 1990/91 (seven), a season in which they went on to reach the final.

Manchester United have not lost at home in a European semi-final since April 1997 when Borussia Dortmund beat them 1-0 in the Champions League. They’ve since won four and drew three of their last seven such games.

Roma will be looking for their first European victory away to English opponents since February 2001 when they defeated Liverpool 1-0 in the Uefa Cup. They’ve failed to win any of their last 12 such games against seven different English sides.

Manchester United have only lost one of their last 12 games against Italian opponents in European competition with eight wins and three draws The only defeat during this run came at home to Juventus in the Champions League group stage in 2018/19.