Granada : Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes scored for Manchester United as they secured a hard-fought 2-0 victory at Granada in the Europa League quarterfinal first leg to put their side in the driving seat.
Rashford opened the scoresheet for his when his goal just past the half hour gave his team the lead they were looking for. Victor Lindelof’s long ball was perfectly weighted into the path of the England forward, who controlled and paired it with a calm finish to put United ahead and notch up his 20th goal of the season in all competitions.
Two important away goals in the bag 💪
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 8, 2021
Granada, did not go down without a fight with Chelsea loan Kenedy testing David de Gea from long-range and Yangel Herrera, who is on loan from Manchester City hit the post with a volley.
During the second-half, Fernandes denied a second goal by a save by Portuguese countryman Rui Silva from close range late on, but he netted a stoppage-time penalty after being felled by substitute Yan Brice Eteki.
The return leg is to be played at Old Trafford and the winners of the tie will face the victors in Ajax Amsterdam’s clash with AS Roma.
