Garnacho on target, Man United beats Real Sociedad 1-0 in EL

Published November 3, 2022 4:42 PM

By KAREL JANICEK
Associated Press

Teenage winger Alejandro Garnacho scored his first goal for Manchester United in a 1-0 win at Real Sociedad in the Europa League but they had to settle for second place in their group. United needed to win by at least two goals to top Group E and avoid a knockout-round playoff tie that it must now play in February against a team dropping out of the Champions League — with Ajax, Barcelona and Juventus being among the potential opponents. The 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo released the 18-year-old Garnacho on the left before the Argentine forward burst into the box to score high into the net 17 minutes into the game as United looked in control.

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