Manchester United are on the brink of reaching the Champions League knock-out phase after teenage Benfica goalkeeper Mile Svilar unwittingly put Jose Mourinho's men on course for another narrow win.

Manchester United bounced back from their Huddersfield horror show with a comfortable Carabao Cup victory at Swansea last night.

Benfica 0 - Manchester United 1: Manchester United continued their charge towards the Champions League knock-out phase as Benfica’s Mile Svilar, the competition’s youngest-ever goalkeeper, was embarrassed by a Marcus Rashford free-kick.

CSKA Moscow 1 Manchester United 2: Striker Romelu Lukaku continued his remarkable scoring run with two goals as Manchester United swept aside CSKA Moscow 4-1 in Russia.

Man United 4 Burton 1: Marcus Rashford’s brace inspired holders Manchester United to as comprehensive a Carabao Cup victory as you would expect against much-changed Burton.

Manchester United 2 Sampdoria 1

Manchester United 1 Swansea 1: As Jose Mourinho surveyed the wreckage of yet another home league draw, he was hard pressed to know where to start trying to resurrect a season that is in danger of spiralling out of control.

Manchester United 0 West Brom 0

Video replays took centre stage as Spain beat France 2-0 in a friendly at the Stade de France.

There was a moment during the last World Cup finals when it seemed the Dutch might be about to write a new chapter in their glorious football history, writes David Shonfield

Rostov 1 Man United 1: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is relieved to be leaving Russia with an away goal and fully-fit squad after a tough Europa League clash on Rostov’s quagmire pitch.

St Etienne 0 Man United 1 (United win 4-0 on aggregate): Jose Mourinho expects influential Manchester United duo Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Michael Carrick to miss the EFL Cup final through injury.

Luke Shaw has been left out of Manchester United's squad for the Europa League clash at St Etienne, raising more questions about the left-back's Old Trafford future.

Jose Mourinho felt let down by Manchester United’s players, accusing them of ignoring his advice and treating the Europa League clash at Fenerbahce like a “summer friendly”.

Manchester United 2 Southampton 0: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Jose Mourinho kicked off life at Old Trafford with a comfortable Friday night victory over Southampton.

If we’ve learned one thing since Fergie left, it’s to avoid reading too much into a manager’s proper debut.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is aiming to win the FA Cup with “beautiful” football but will settle for anything that brings the trophy back to Old Trafford.

Manchester Utd 1 Aston Villa 0

Manchester United 1 Everton 0: Manchester United started the day by honouring arguably the club’s greatest ever player by renaming the main stand The Sir Bobby Charlton Stand and ended it by keeping up the hope that Old Trafford will see Champions League football next season.

Manchester United 1 Watford 0: Louis van Gaal perhaps had a point earlier this week when he warned Marcus Rashford the hard work is only just beginning.

The result extended the Blues’ current unbeaten run to 11 games.

Derby 1 Manchester United 3: It was 16 years ago that an FA Cup victory supposedly saved Alex Ferguson from losing his job as Manchester United manager and Louis van Gaal may well have just done the same with this win over Derby.

Man United 1 Sheffield United 0: Louis van Gaal insisted the result was all-important after Manchester United limped into the fourth round of the FA Cup thanks to Wayne Rooney’s late penalty against League One side Sheffield United.

Stoke 2 Man United 0: LOUIS VAN GAAL had better brace himself — and his family — for a torrent of further speculation about his Manchester United future after a fourth successive defeat in all competitions pushed him to the edge of the precipice.

Bournemouth 2 Man Utd 1: Michael Carrick held his tongue but it was impossible for the midfielder to disguise his frustration after Manchester United’s bad week turned a lot worse.

Leicester City 1 Manchester United 1: In many ways Saturday was a severe case of deja vu for Jamie Vardy. On the same weekend four years ago he also scored in a 1-1 draw, playing through the pain barrier to help his side earn a valuable point.