Villarreal vs Manchester United result: Five things we learned
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Villarreal vs Manchester United result: Five things we learned

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Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Michael Carrick’s first game in charge of Manchester United ended in style as Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho struck to seal a 2-0 victory and send the club into Champions League knockout stages. Despite the tumult of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking on Sunday morning, United knew they could ill-afford to drop points against Villarreal, with their qualification still uncertain. De Gea stands up tallest If Solskjaer’s fate was already sealed with United’s defeat at Watford, it was David De Gea’s despondent post-match interview that engraved the tombstone. The Spaniard’s intervention to tip Manu Trigueros’ bouncing shot around the post, though, kept United in with the chance that Ronaldo gleefully took.

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