Manchester United cruise to a 5-0 win away to Austrian side LASK in the first round of their round of 16 clash in the Europa League with Odion Ighalo opening scoring for the Red Devils, Owngoalnigeria.com reports.
On loan from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua, the Nigerian once again proved his effectiveness in front of goal with his third goal in as many starts in the Europa League and even went a step further with an assist.
The forward scored his third goal of the competition with a well taken strike in the 28th minute after using his twinkle toes to create a shooting chance for himself following a pass from Bruno Fernandez. He rifled home a left footed shot with precision.
In the 58th minute he turned provider by setting up Daniel James for Manchester United second goal of the game played behind close doors due to the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus .
Substitute Juan Mata sealed the win for Manchester United with a third goal before fellow substitutes Mason Greenwood and Andreas Pereira put Manchester United partly through to the quarter finals of the tournament with two more goals, although they still have the second leg of the game to navigate next week if UEFA allow the games to be played.
