Manchester United's progress comes at a cost

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.

Despite Wembley looming large, and boasting a 3-0 first-leg lead in St Etienne, the Portuguese picked a surprisingly strong line-up in last night’s Europa League last-32 clash.

Mkhitaryan’s deft touch secured a 1-0 win in France but progress to the last-16 draw came at a cost for United — and not just because Eric Bailly was sent off in the second half.