Manchester United 1-0 FC Copenhagen LIVE! Europa League result and reaction from Solskjaer and Bruno Fernandes
Manchester United vs FC Copenhagen LIVE!
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side booked their place in the Europa League semi-finals by beating FC Copenhagen 1-0 in Cologne tonight.
2017 winners United topped Europa League Group L before heavy aggregate wins over Club Brugge and LASK and have now progressed through to the last four.
FC Copenhagen put up a good fight as they took the game to extra-time, but Fernandes' spot-kick following a foul on Anthony Martial was enough for a United win.
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Date, time and venue
Manchester United vs FC Copenhagen is scheduled for a 8pm BST kick-off on Monday, August 10, 2020.
The match will be played behind closed doors at the RheinEnergieSTADION in Cologne, with no fans due to be present due to government guidelines regarding coronavirus.
How to watch
TV channel: The match will be televised live on BT Sport 1, with coverage starting from 7pm.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Team news
Man Utd lineup: Romero; Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Maguire, Williams; Pogba, Fred; Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford; Martial
Subs: De Gea, Fosu-Mensah, Lindelof, Mengi, Andreas, James, Lingard, Mata, Matic, McTominay, Chong, Ighalo
Copenhagen lineup: Johnsson, Varela, Nelsson, Bjelland, Boilesen, Zeca, Stage, Biel, Wind, Falk, Daramy
Subs: Andersen, Grytebust, Bengtsson, Papagiannopoulos, Bartolec, Oviedo, Mudrazija, Kaufmann, Boving, Hjaelmhof
Prediction: Man United 2-0 FC Copenhagen
The Danish side gave Istanbul a susprise in the last round, so United will have to be wary. However, with Solskjaer's star players having been afforded a much-needed rest, they should return and get the win.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The sides have met twice before in Uefa competitions, back in the 2006/07 Champions League group stages.
Copenhagen won 1-0 in the Danish capital, but United won the return match 3-0 thanks to goals from Paul Scholes, John O'Shea and Kieran Richardson.
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