United set sights on FC Copenhagen

manchester — Former Europa League winners Manchester United booked a quarterfinal spot in the tournament after their second-string side laboured to a 2-1 home win over LASK Linz on Wednesday to seal a 7-1 aggregate rout of the Austrian side.

United’s reward is a clash with FC Copenhagen in Cologne on Monday after the Danish side beat Istanbul Basaksehir 3-0 at home earlier on

Wednesday to wipe out a 1-0 first-leg deficit.

United manager

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fielded a belowstrength side at Old

Trafford and they looked completely at sea for an hour.

“We learned that the players need to play to keep that sharpness,” the Norwegian told BT Sport.

“Some of these lads haven’t played for a while and it showed. Some haven’t played since lockdown. For me, it was a good exercise.

“It’s job done, minutes under the belt and on to (face) Copenhagen.” —