Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his first hat-trick for Manchester United to give them a comfortable 3-0 first-leg lead against Saint-Etienne in the last 32 of the Europa League.
The Red Devils edged a tight first half thanks to their star striker's opening goal from a free kick 15 minutes in, which came via a deflection to help it on its way through.
Ibrahimovic scored two more goals in the final quarter of the match to essentially end the tie at the midway stage; the first a close-range finish and the second a penalty after being brought down in the box.
Relive how the 90 minutes of action unfolded at Old Trafford with Sports Mole's live text coverage below.
MANCHESTER UNITED XI: Romero; Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Blind; Fellaini, Herrera, Mata, Pogba, Martial; Ibrahimovic
SAINT-ETIENNE XI: Ruffier; Malcuit, Theophile-Catherine, Perrin, Pogba; Jorginho, Veretout, Pajot, Saivet; Hamouma, Monnet-Paquet
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: De Gea, Darmian, Rojo, Schweinsteiger, Lingard, Young, Rashford
SAINT-ETIENNE SUBS: Moulin, Selnaes, Lacroix, Roux, Lemoine, Pierre-Gabriel, Beric
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Jose Mourinho: "We cannot chose competitions at Manchester United, we know our situation is really complicated. We know that the Europa League is also a competition where we play on Thursday and then makes it even more difficult with the accumulation of FA Cup and League Cup games and the match postponement. If we progress we will be in trouble come May. But we cannot choose and we play competition to win. It's also a good way to give the team experience and international experience is always a plus.
Christophe Galtier: "For me, Manchester United is the biggest club in the world. It's like a mountain. Mont Blanc. Himalayas. Big, big gap between Manchester and us. But I have my plan. Our objective is to still have hope for the game here [the second leg]. They will want to make the difference in the first game. They will want to finish it. I watch many games. It was difficult for them at the beginning of the season but now they are a strong team, a strong team physically as well, big, with a big organisation."
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MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: De Gea, Darmian, Rojo, Schweinsteiger, Lingard, Young, Rashford
SAINT-ETIENNE SUBS: Moulin, Selnaes, Lacroix, Roux, Lemoine, Pierre-Gabriel, Beric
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