Reaction
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer delighted with display against Real Sociedad
Bruno Fernandes scored twice to guide the Red Devils to victory.
Feb 18, 21:38
Owen Hargreaves excited by "special" Amad Diallo
Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves tips Amad Diallo to be a "special" player for the 20-time English champions.
Feb 20, 14:48
The Match
Match Report
Daniel James and Marcus Rashford were also on target.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Real Sociedad and Manchester United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Manchester United could line up for their Europa League last-32 first-leg clash with Real Sociedad on Thursday evening.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up all of Manchester United's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Thursday's Europa League last-32 clash with Real Sociedad.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 47.82%. A win for Real Sociedad had a probability of 26.98% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.36%) and 0-2 (8.44%). The likeliest Real Sociedad win was 1-0 (7.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.97%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Real Sociedad | Draw | Manchester United |
| 26.98% | 25.2% | 47.82% |
| Both teams to score 52.97% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
