Villarreal 0-2 Man Utd: Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho score as United reach Champions League last 16

Villarreal 0-2 Man Utd: Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho score as United reach Champions League last 16

Match report as Manchester United win 2-0 at Villarreal to qualify for the Champions League last 16 with a game to spare in Group F; second-half goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho see interim manager Michael Carrick win his first game in charge.

Late goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho saw Manchester United win 2-0 at Villarreal in Michael Carrick’s first game in temporary charge, a result which sees the visitors progress to the last 16 of the Champions League.

Carrick made four changes from Saturday’s 4-1 mauling at Watford in what turned out to be Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s last match as United manager – leaving Bruno Fernandes on the bench – but the visitors still struggled in the first half.

Villarreal 0-2 Man Utd: Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho score as United reach Champions League last 16

Sancho’s emphatic finish sealed the victory in the 90th minute, after a well-worked team move, to hand United all three points and, as a result, they have qualified as group winners for the knockout phases with a game to spare, while Villarreal will have to fight it out with Atalanta, who drew 3-3 with Young Boys, for the runners-up spot.