United on the road to nowhere

former United midfielder was not the only Class of ’92 member watching, with David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt also in the stands.

Oh how this United side could do with a sprinkling of these players’ magic.

Guedes had another chance soon after the break but this time the Valencia midfielder curled wide from the edge of the area.

Cries of “attack, attack, attack” soon rung around a frustrated Old Trafford.

Pogba forced Neto into his first save with half an hour to go from a free-kick which sparked some life into United.

Cheers

Romelu Lukaku responded by forcing Neto to push away a low strike and soon after, the Valencia keeper saved again from the United front man who finally got into the game.

The cheers for Sanchez’s 76th-minute withdrawal for Anthony Martial said it all about his performance.

Rashford rattled the bar late on from a free-kick but there was no way through for United.

MAN UNITED (4-3-3): De Gea; Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Shaw; Fellaini, Matic, Pogba; Sanchez (Martial 76), Lukaku, Rashford. Subs: Romero, Lindelof, Mata, Fred, Darmian, McTominay.

VALENCIA (4-4-2): Neto; Piccini, Garay, Gabriel, Gaya; Coquelin (Soler 78), Parejo, Kondogbia, Goncalo Guedes (Cheryshev 83), Batshuayi (Gameiro 73), Rodrigo.

Subs: Domenech, Ruben Vezo, Diakhaby, Wass.

Referee: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia).