Manchester United qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Villarreal

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Manchester United are through to the last 16 of the Champions League after Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho scored in Michael Carrick’s first match as caretaker manager against Villarreal.

Carrick made four changes from Saturday’s 4-1 mauling at Watford in what turned out to be Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s last match as United manager – leaving Bruno Fernandes on the bench – only for the visitors to struggle in the first half.

However, with the Group F contest seemingly petering out into a draw at El Madrigal, up popped Ronaldo to make the breakthrough with a brilliant piece of anticipation to nip in and score his sixth Champions League goal this season and his 10th overall.

Sancho’s emphatic finish sealed the victory in the 90th minute after a well-worked team goal to hand United all three points and, as a result, they have qualified for the knockout phases with a game to spare, while Villarreal will have to fight it out with Atalanta for the runners-up spot.

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